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Teddington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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with the similarly adjusted death rate for any other area.
The comparability factor used in the preceding paragraph
has been supplied by the Registrar-General.
(4) MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH.
An analysis of the death returns shows that the main
causes of death in this locality are (a) diseases of the
heart and circulatory system and (b) cancer.
There has been no change in the relative positions of
these first two main causes of death for a number of
years.
(a) Diseases of the Circulatory System.
Seventy-two deaths during the year were due to
heart disease, aneurysm, cerebral haemorrhage and other
circulatory diseases. The majority of the deaths in this
group were over 65 years of age.
Comparative Analyses, 1930-1934.
| Year | Total Deaths Diseases of Circulatory System | Percentage of Total Deaths | Death Rate-Diseases of Circulatory System per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 75 | 28.4 | 3 .3 |
| 1931 | 93 | 34.8 | 3.9 |
| 1932 | 74 | 29.1 | 3.1 |
| 1933 | 78 | 33.2 | 3.4 |
(b) Cancer.
Thirty-three deaths during the year were due to
cancer. Of these 61 per cent. were males, and 39 per
cent, females.
Although cancer continues to figure prominently in
the death returns, the number of deaths in 1934 was the
lowest for five years.
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