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Sutton and Cheam 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CAUSES OP DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OP SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 1947.
| M. | F. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | 1 |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Influenza | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Measles | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioence phalitis | - | - | 2 |
| 12 | Acute infective encephalitis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity Oesophagus (M) and Uterus (F) | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | - | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 68 | 36 | 104 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Intracranial vascular lesions | 44 | 62 | 106 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 100 | 144 | 244 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 34 | 17 | 51 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 18 | 3 | 11 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | - | - | - |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | - | - | - |
| 31 | Premature birth | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries and infantile diseases | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 33 | Suicide | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 36 | All other causes | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| 435 1 | 451 | 886 | ||
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