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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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CAUSES OF DEATH - REGISTRAR GENERAL'S TABLES, TABLE III.
| All Causes | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 223 | 209 | 248 | 223 | 237 | 226 | 222 | 257 | 213 | 230 | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles, | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Malignant neoplasm,lung, bronchus | 20 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 7 |
| Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 11 | - | 12 | - | 9 | - | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Other malignant and lymphatic | ||||||||||
| neoplasms | 30 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 30 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | _ | 2 | - | 5 | - | l |
| Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 21 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 48 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 51 | 38 | 60 | 32 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 35 | 49 | 38 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Other heart disease | 20 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 21 |
| Other circulatory disease | 11 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 18 |
| Influenza | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system. | - | - | 8 | _ | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, and diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformations | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 10 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 19 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Suicide | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |