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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Sutton and Cheam 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 195 2

CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 195 2

M.F.Total
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory11617
2. Tuberculosis, other2-2
3 Syphilitic disease213
4 Diphtheria---
5 Whooping Cough---
6 Meningococcal infections---
7 Acute Poliomyelitis---
8 Measles-11
9 Other Infective and parasitic diseases---
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach19726
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus29736
i2 Malignant neoplasm, breast-1616
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus-99
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms414485
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia4-4
16 Diabetes134
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system4977126
18 Coronary diseases, angina6847115
19 Hypertension with heart disease81220
20 Other heart disease59108167
21 Other circulatory disease162844
22 Influenza314
23 Pneumonia171330
24 Bronchitis301343
25 Other diseases of respiratory system527
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum639
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea112
28 Nephritis and nephrosis718
29 Hyperplasia of prostate10-10
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-22
31 Congenital malformations358
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases362864
33 Motor vehicle accidents145
34 All other accidents8210
35 Suicide459
36 Homicide and operations of war---
Totals440446886