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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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INFANT MORTALITY RATE
| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. Deaths | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS | 10.4 | 15.6 | 29.3 | 13.5 | 16.9 |
Causes of Death - Main conditions causing death during 1964 were:-
| 1964 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Disease | 124 | 152 |
| Cancer | 99 | 77 |
| Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 60 | 64 |
National attention has been drawn in recent years to the general
increase in the number of deaths attributable to lung cancer and its
possible association with cigarette smoking.
The following table shows the relevant figures for the past five years in respect of Kingston residents. The Registrar General couples cancer of the lung with cancer of the bronchus in his abbreviated list of causes of death.
| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | ||||||
| Deaths from cancer of the lung and bronchus | 23 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 33 | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 20 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 7 | |