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 Sutton and Cheam]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 1942.
| M. | F. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
| 4.Whooping cough | - | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 7. Other form of tuberculosis | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. Measles | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity Oesophagus (M) and Uterus (F) | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 54 | 36 | 90 |
| 17. Diabetes | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 27 | 51 | 78 |
| 19. Heart diseases of circulatory system | 103 | 114 | 217 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 27 | 15 | 42 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26. Appendicitis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 28. Nephritis | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | .. | - | - |
| 30. Other maternal causes | .. | 3 | 3 |
| 31. Premature birth | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injuries and infantile diseases | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 33. Suicide | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 36. All other causes | 24 | 41 | 65 |
| 570 | 421 | 791 |
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