London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

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

Mitcham 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Deaths Registered during the Year 1954

Deaths Registered during the Year 1954

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory628
2 Tuberculosis, other213
3 Syphilitic disease3...3
4 Diphtheria.........
5 Whooping cough.........
6 Meningococcal infections.........
7 Acute Poliomyelitis.........
8 Measles.........
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases1...1
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach81018
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus23427
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast...1010
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus...11
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms312152
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia314
16 Diabetes...11
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system333568
18 Coronary disease, angina6733100
19 Hypertension with heart disease4812
20 Other heart disease304474
21 Other circulatory disease201939
22 Influenza.........
23 Pneumonia101323
24 Bronchitis211839
25 Other diseases of respiratory system213
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum9...9
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea112
28 Nephritis and nephrosis628
29 Hyperplasia of prostate2...2
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion.........
31 Congenital malformations2...2
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases143044
33 Motor vehicle accidents224
34 All other accidents549
35 Suicide9514
36 Homicide and operations of war...11
All causes314267581