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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Deaths Registered During the Year 1962
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 4 | ... | 4 |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | ... | ... | ... |
| 7 | Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 | Measles | ... | ... | ... |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 43 | 6 | 49 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | ... | 20 | 20 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ... | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 33 | 19 | 52 |
| 15 | Leuksemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 22 | 35 | 57 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 105 | 66 | 171 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 26 | 40 | 66 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 22 | Influenza | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 34 | 10 | 44 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | ... | 10 |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 35 | Suicide | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | ... | 1 |
| All causes | 370 | 292 | 662 | |