Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | ||||||
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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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |