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Sutton and Cheam 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CAUSES O F DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OP SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 1948.
| M. | F. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | 1 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Influenza | - | - | - |
| 10 | Measles | - | - | - |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
| 12 | Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity Oesophagus (M) and Uterus (F) | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | - | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 50 | 36 | 86 |
| 17 | Diabetes | - | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Infracranial vascular lesions | 33 | 58 | 91 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 106 | 143 | 249 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | - | 1 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 28 | Nephritits | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries and infantile diseases | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 33 | Suicide | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 36 | All other cases | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| 382 | 424 | 806 | ||
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