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 1944
M. | P. | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid favors | - | - | - |
2 | Cerebral-spinal fever | - | - | - |
3 | Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
4 | Whooping Cough | 1 | - | 1 |
5 | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 16 | 20 | 36 |
7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 7 | 6 | 13 |
e | Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Influenza | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Measles | - | - | - |
11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
12 | Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - |
13 | Cancer of buccal cavity Oesophagus (M)and Uterus (F) | - | 7 | 7 |
14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 11 | 17 |
15 | Cancer of breast | - | 21 | 21 |
16 | Cancer of all other sites | 35 | 36 | 71 |
17 | Diabetes | - | 5 | 5 |
18 | Intracranial vascular lesions | 27 | 41 | 68 |
19 | Heart disease | 114 | 108 | 222 |
20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 14 | 13 | 27 |
21 | Bronchitis | 25 | 16 | 41 |
22 | Pneumonia | 25 | 22 | 37 |
23 | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 7 | 12 |
24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | - | 8 |
25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | - | 1 |
26 | Appendicitis | 1 | - | 1 |
27 | Other digestive diseases | 9 | 14 | 23 |
28 | Nephritis | 7 | 10 | 17 |
29 | Puerperal sensla | - | - | - |
30 | Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
31 | Premature birth | 8 | 5 | 13 |
32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries and infantile diseases | 9 | 9 | 18 |
33 | Suicide | 4 | 4 | 8 |
34 | Road traffic accidents | 1 | - | 1 |
35 | Other violent causes | 41 | 55 | 96 |
36 | All other causes | 28 | 31 | 59 |
387 | 447 | 834 |
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