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Beddington and Wallington 1948

[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 1948 :—

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH.

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1948 :—

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
All Causes164176340
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers———
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever———
3. Scarlet Fever—11
4. Whooping Cough———
5. Diphtheria———
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System..426
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis———
8. Syphilitic Disease112
9. Influenza112
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis2-2
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis———
13.m Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (males)3-3
13./ Cancer of Uterus—11
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum..9514
15. Cancer of Breast—1212
16. Cancer of all other Sites201333
17. Diabetes2—.2
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions214263
19. Heart Disease4857105
20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System111021
21. Bronchitis10717
22. Pneumonia4—4
23. Other Respiratory Diseases1—1
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum---
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—11
26. Appendicitis—-——
27. Other Digestive Diseases437
28. Nephritis336
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis ..———
30. Other Maternal Causes———
31. Premature Birthl—1
32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease639
33. Suicide235
34. Road Traffic Accidents1—1
35. Other Violent Causes314
36. All Other Causes71017