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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 1943

[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 1943:—

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.

The following table, supplied by the Registrar General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1943:—

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes137162299
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers---
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever———
3. Scarlet Fever———
4. Whooping Cough———
5. Diphtheria———
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System8311
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis123
8. Syphilitic Disease2—2
9. Influenza4610
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis---
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis——-
13.mCancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)1-1
13./ Cancer of Uterus—44
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum527
15. Cancer of Breast—55
16. Cancer of all other Sites221436
17. Diabetes—33
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions121830
19. Heart Disease324375
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System7411
21. Bronchitis13821
22. Pneumonia279
23. Other Respiratory Diseases112
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum213
25. Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age)———
26. Appendicitis1—1
27. Other Digestive Diseases145
28. Nephritis134
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis—11
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birth134
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease134
33. Suicide3—3
34. Road Traffic Accidents325
35. Other Violent Causes5611
36. All Other Causes91928