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 1950
M. | F. | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tuberculosis respiratory | 10 | 4 | i4 |
2 | Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - |
3 | Syphilitic disease | 2 | 5 | 7 |
4 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
5 | Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
6 | Meningococcal infections | - | - | - |
7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | 1 |
8 | Measles | - | - | - |
9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 10 | 13 | 23 |
11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 26 | 3 | 29 |
12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 14 | 15 |
13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 3 | 3 |
14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 37 | 57 | 94 |
15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemla | - | 3 | 3 |
16 | Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 51 | 81 | 132 |
18 | Coronary disease, angina | 55 | 52 | 107 |
19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 7 | 17 | 24 |
20 | Other heart disease | 55 | 82 | 137 |
21 | Other circulatory disease | 15 | 14 | 29 |
22 | influenza | 2 | 2 | 4 |
23 | Pneumonia | 12 | 14 | 26 |
24 | Bronchitis | 27 | 10 | 37 |
25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 2 | 7 |
26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 4 | 5 |
27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | 3 |
28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 6 | 14 |
29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | - | 11 |
30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - |
31 | Congenital malformations | 4 | 8 | 12 |
32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 41 | 42 | 83 |
33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 2 | 7 |
34 | All other accidents | 7 | 9 | 16 |
35 | Suicide | 2 | 5 | 7 |
36 . | Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - |
Totals | 399 | 458 | 857 |