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Beddington and Wallington 1951

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

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REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH

Table: The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1951:

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1951:

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
All Causes172200372
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory4—4
2. Tuberculosis, other112
3. Syphilitic disease———
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping Cough———
6. Meningococcal infections———
7. Acute poliomyelitis———
8. Measles112
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases—11
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach10414
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus718
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—88
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—22
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms221537
15. Leukæmia, aleukæmia1—1
16. Diabetes134
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system122739
18. Coronary disease, angina252550
19. Hypertension with heart disease358
20. Other heart diseases233962
21. Other circulatory diseases8816
22. Influenza549
23. Pneumonia6511
24. Bronchitis161430
25. Other diseases of respiratory system314
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum4—4
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea———
28. Nephritis and nephrosis336
29. Hyperplasia of prostate2—2
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion———
31. Congenital malformations156
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases112334
33. Motor vehicle accidents———
34. All other accidents224
35. Suicide134
36. Homicide and operations of war———