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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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CAUSES OF DEATH - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLES„ TABLE III.
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| All Causes | 228 | 206 | 200 | 216 | 223 | 209 | 248 | 223 | 237 | 226 |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 2 | – | — | – | — | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilitic diseases | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | — | 1 | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningococcal Infections | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Malignant neoplasm,stomach | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Malignant neoplasm,lung,bronchus, | 23 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm,uterus | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm,breast | – | 5 | – | 11 | – | 11 | – | 12 | – | 9 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 20 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | — |
| Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system, | 19 | 42 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 30 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 49 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 51 | 38 | 60 | 32 | 47 | 38 |
| Hypertension with heart diseases | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Other heart diseases | 20 | 33 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 28 |
| Other circulatory disease | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
| Influenza | – | 1 | 6 | 6 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Pneuaemia. | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| Other diseases of respiratory | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | – | 1 | – |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| GastritiS, enteritis, and diarrhoea | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | - | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 12 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |