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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 1955

[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 1955

CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 1955

M.F.Total
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory213
2. Tuberculosis, other1-1
3. Syphilitic disease437
4. Diphtheria--
5. Whooping Cough---
6. Menlngococcal Infections--
7 Acute Poliomyelitis---
8. Measles1-1
9. Other Infective and parasitic diseases112
10. Mall giant neoplasm, stomach111122
11. Malignant- neoplasm, lung, bronchus26632
12. Mallgiant neoplasm, breast-1919
13. Malignant neoplasm; uterus-55
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms314071
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemla448
16. Diabetes437
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system5771128
18. Coronary diseases, angina8157136
19. Hypertension with heart disease61521
20. Other heart disease4887135
21. Other circulatory disease161632
22. Influenza358
23. Pneumonia151631
24. Bronchitis27835
25. Other diseases of respiratory system235
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum516
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea-22
28. Nephritis and nephrosis224
29. Hyperplasia of prostate11-11
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion---
31. Congenital malformations5510
32. Other defined and 111-defined diseases172845
33. Motor vehicle accidents213
34. All other accidents6713
35. Suicide6410
36. Homicide and operations of war---
Totals394421815