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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 1941

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

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Table: REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.The following table, supplied by the Registrar General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1941:

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.

The following table, supplied by the Registrar General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1941:

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes130157287
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers———
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever———
3. Scarlet Fever———
4. Whooping Cough—22
5. Diphtheria—11
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System549
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis2—2
8. Syphilitic Disease1—1
9. Influenza—11
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis---
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis—-—
13.mCancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)---
13f Cancer of Uterus—33
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum4711
15. Cancer of Breast—55
13. Cancer of all other Sites151328
17. Diabetes—22
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions72532
19. Heart Disease465298
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System314
21. Bronchitis6713
22. Pneumonia7512
23. Other Respiratory Diseases—33
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum325
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)———
26. Appendicitis-——
27. Other Digestive Diseases123
28. Nephritis448
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis—11
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birth—11
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease1-1
33. Suicide213
34. Road Traffic Accidents4—4
35. Other Violent Causes718
36. All Other Causes121426