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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

Beddington and Wallington 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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Table: Deaths occuring during the year 1940.

Deaths occuring during the year 1940.

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes159187346
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers11
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever213
3. Scarlet Fever---
4. Whooping Cough---
5. Diphtheria---
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System819
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis-33
8. Syphilitic Disease-22
9. Influenza213
10. Measles---
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis---
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis1—1
13.mCancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)---
13.fCancer of Uterus—11
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum336
15. Cancer of Breast156
16. Cancer of all other Sites181836
17. Diabetes_11
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions91120
19. Heart Disease4654100
20. Other Dieases of the Circulatory System5914
21. Bronchitis8917
22. Pneumonia4913
23. Other Respiratory Diseases2—2
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum325
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—11
26. Appendicitis———
27. Other Digestive Diseases—55
28. Nephritis5611
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis———
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birth213
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease314
33. Suicide325
34. Road Traffic Accidents1—1
35. Other Violent Causes242246
36. All Other Causes81927