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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