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Sutton and Cheam 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Mortality The principal causes of death were diseases of the heart
and circulation, 55.7 per cent. (as against 50 per cent, in 1959), and cancer
18.7 per cent. (as against 21.4 per cent. in 1959). Deaths from cancer of
the lung decreased from forty-four to thirty-eight.
Deaths from coronary disease increased from one hundred and fiftyone
to one hundred and fifty-seven. Deaths from accidents were twenty
(as against twenty-three in 1959), of which eleven were due to motor vehicles.
Suicides numbered thirteen in 1960 (as against ten in 1959).
DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG, 1953 to 1960
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 36 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 29 |
| Females | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| Totals | 39 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 44 | 38 |
Maternal Mortality. There was no maternal death.
Infantile Mortality. There were fifteen deaths of infants under one
year in 1960 (seventeen in 1959). Of these, twelve were legitimate infants
and three illegitimate infants. The infantile mortality rate was 13.9 per
thousand live births, compared with 21.7 per thousand live births for
England and Wales. Of the: fifteen deaths, fourteen occurred in the neonatal period within one month of birth, twelve being within the first week, as is shown in the following table of causes and age groups.
| AGE GROUPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death | 0-1 Week | 1-4 Weeks | 1-12 Months |
| Prematurity | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Congenital Abnormality | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other causes | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 2 | 1 |
NEW LEGISLATION
(1) Noise Abatement Act, 1960
Came into force on 27th November 1960 and made noise or vibration,
which is a nuisance, a statutory nuisance under Part III of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
(2) Offices Act, I960
Comes into force on the 1st January 1962 and is an Act to make
further and better provisions for health, welfare and safety in Offices, and
empowers the Secretary of State to make regulations specifying the standards
as to the structure, arrangement and operation to be applied in Offices.
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