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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: Deaths Registered during the Y ear 1956

Deaths Registered during the Y ear 1956

Cause of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory8311
2 Tuberculosis, other112
3 Syphilitic disease134
4 Diphtheria.........
5 Whooping cough.........
6 Meninpococcal infections.........
7 Acute Poliomyelitis.........
8 Measles.........
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases...11
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach8816
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus32436
12 Malignant neoplasm, breast...99
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus...33
14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms314071
15 Leukaemia, aleukæmia3...3
16 Diabetes...33
17 Vascular lesions of nervous system303767
18 Coronary disease, angina6833101
19 Hypertension with heart disease325
20 Other heart disease253863
21 Other circulatory disease181533
22 Influenza314
23 Pneumonia202747
24 Bronchitis281341
25 Other diseases of respiratory system235
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum617
27 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea...11
28 Nephritis and nephrosis347
29 Hyperplasia of prostate5...5
30 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion.........
31 Congenital malformations2...2
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases202646
33 Motor vehicle accidents617
34 All other accidents628
35 Suicide314
36 Homicide and operations of war.........
All causes332280612