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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 1952

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

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Table: REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATHThe following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1952:

REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1952:

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
All Causes172217389
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory437
2. Tuberculosis, other———
3. Syphilitic disease-33
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping Cough———
6. Meningococcal infections———
7. Acute poliomyelitis———
8. Measles———
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases—22
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach639
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus549
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast..—1313
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus..—11
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms172037
15. Leukaemia, aleukæmia123
16. Diabetes———
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system..182543
18. Coronary disease, angina282755
19. Hypertension with heart disease246
20. Other heart diseases324476
21. Other circulatory diseases51924
22. Influenza———
23. Pneumonia9615
24. Bronchitis14620
25. Other diseases of respiratory system527
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum112
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœ—11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis—11
29. Hyperplasia of prostate4—4
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion—22
31. Congenital malformations ..—44
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases141731
33. Motor vehicle accidents224
34. All other accidents336
35. Suicide224
36. Homicide and operations of war---