London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Twickenham 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Population 1942/1959

Table 2.

YearPopulationPopulation trendMigration excess
Total increase or decreasePercentage proportionNatural increase or decreaseInwardOutward
194292,460+ 640+ 0.70%+ 450190-
194392,780- 320+ 0.35%+ 502-182
194488,660+ 4,120- 4.44%+ 507-4,627
194591,920+ 3,260+ 3.68%+ 4242,836-
1946102,850+ 10,930+ 11.89%+ 83510,095-
1947105,930+ 3.080+ 2.99%+ 9182,162-
1948106,700+ 770+ 0 73%+ 621149-
1949106,900+ 200+ 0.19%+ 399-199
1950107,600+ 700+ 0.65%+ 246454-
1951106,300- 1,300- l.28%+ 91-1,391
1952106,500+ 200+ 0.19%+ 14456-
1953105,300- 1,200- 1.13%+ 250-1,450
1954104,700- 600- 0.57%+ 167-767
1955104,300- 400- 0.38%+ 105-505
1956104,000- 300- 0.29%+ 146-446
1957103,600- 400- 0.39%+ 217-617
1958103,500- 100- 0.10%+ 198-298
1959103,600+ 100+ 0.10%+ 115-15

Table 3.

Causesof Death. Registrar-General's Official Returns.

Causes of DeathMalesfemalesTotal
All causes6246321256
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory628
2. Tuberculosis, other---
3. syphilitic disease112
4. Diphtheria---
5. Whooping cough---
6. Meningococcal infections---
7. Acute poliomyelitis---
8. Measles---
9. other infective and parasitic diseases-22
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach16723
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus45853
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast-2525
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus-1313
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms5659115
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia336
16. Diabetes1-1
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system7598173
18. Coronary disease, angina14988237
19. Hypertension with heart disease222446
20. Other heart disease49108157
21. Other circulatory diseases282856
22. Influenza121123
23. Pneumonia384078
24. Bronchitis371451
25. Other diseases of respiratory system6511
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum426
27. Gastritis enteritis and diarrhoea123
28. Nephritis and nephrosis347
29. Hyperplasia of prostate6-6
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, abortion---
31. Congenital malformations4610
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases365692
33. Motor vehicle accidents10313
34. All other accidents91827
35. Suicide6511
36. Homicide and operations of war1-1