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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 1957

[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 1957

CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND CHEAM DURING 1957

M.F.Total
1.Tuberculosis, respiratory5-5
2.Tuberculosis, other---
3.Syphilitic disease314
4.Diphtheria---
5.Whooping Cough---
6.Meningococcal infections-11
7.Acute Poliomyelitis112
8.Measles---
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases314
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach121628
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus33538
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast-1818
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-77
14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms484896
15.Leukaemia, aleukaemla6-6
16.Diabetes134
17.Vascular lesions of nervous system3973112
18.Coronary diseases, angina8149130
19.Hypertension with heart disease41721
20.Other heart disease54104158
21.Other circulatory disease202949
22.Influenza3710
23.Pneumonia111223
24.Bronchltls211435
25.Other diseases of respiratory system437
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum314
27.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea145
28.Nephritis and nephrosis516
29.Hyperplasia of prostate8-8
30.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion--1
31.Congenltal malformations628
32.Other defined and ill-deflned diseases224668
33.Motor vehicle accidents8210
34.All other accidents6814
35.Suicide729
36.Homicide and operations of war---
TOTALS415475890