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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

Mitcham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: Deaths Registered during the Year 1952

Deaths Registered during the Year 1952

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory7411
2 Tuberculosis, other2...2
3 Syphilitic disease1...1
4 Diphtheria.........
5 Whooping cough.........
6 Meningococcal infections.........
7 Acute poliomyelitis.........
8 Measles1...1
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases.........
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach8412
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus29231
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast...1414
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus...55
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms363066
15 Leukaemia, aleukæmia213
16 Diabetes...55
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system263662
18 Coronary disease, angina492877
19 Hypertension with heart disease448
20 Other heart disease4467111
21 Other circulatory disease121931
22 Influenza11
23 Pneumonia171229
24 Bronchitis362460
25 Other diseases of respiratory system123
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum628
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa112
28 Nephritis and nephrosis213
29 Hyperplasia of prostate3...3
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion...11
31 Congenital malformations235
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases271946
33 Motor vehicle accidents415
34 All other accidents639
35 Suicide8210
36 Homicide and operations of war3...3
All causes338290628