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Beddington and Wallington 1945

[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 1945: —

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.

The following table, supplied by the Registrar General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1945: —

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes151156307
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers———
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever—11
3. Scarlet Fever——_
4. Whooping Cough———
5. Diphtheria———
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System61016
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis213
8. Syphilitic Disease112
9. Influenza———
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis1_1
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis———
13.mCancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)2—2
13. Cancer of Uterus—33
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum5—5
15. Cancer of Breast—33
16. Cancer of all other Sites231538
17. Diabetes—22
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions102333
19. Heart Disease464591
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System10818
21, Bronchitis8412
22. Pneumonia11415
23. Other Respiratory Diseases3—3
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum2—2
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)———
26. Appendicitis—11
27. Other Digestive Diseases336
28. Nephritis459
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis—11
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birth1—1
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease11011
33. Suicide112
34. Road Traffic Accidents224
35. Other Violent Causes224
36. All Other Causes71118