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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 1946

[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 1946:—

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.

The following table, supplied by the Registrar General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1946:—

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes163164327
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers---
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever———
3. Scarlet Fever———
4. Whooping Cough———
5. Diphtheria———
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System718
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis———
8. Syphilitic Disease3—3
9. Influenza213
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis-11
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis———
13.mCancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)3-3
13.f Cancer of Uterus—11
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum8513
15. Cancer of Breast—55
16. Cancer of all other Sites211738
17. Diabetes—11
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions162541
19. Heart Disease4263105
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System549
21. Bronchitis8917
22. Pneumonia6410
23. Other Respiratory Diseases2—2
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum224
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)———
26. Appendicitis2-2
27. Other Digestive Diseases426
23. Nephritis279
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis———
30. Other Maternal Causes—11
31. Premature Birth426
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease7310
33. Suicide3—3
34. Road Traffic Accidents1—1
35. Other Violent Causes628
36. All Other Causes9817