Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH
The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1957:
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 174 | 179 | 353 |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 1 | — | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | 1 |
3. Syphilitic disease | — | 1 | 1 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
7 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8 Measles | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 2 | 4 | 6 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | 3 | 11 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast.. | — | 10 | 10 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus.. | — | 3 | 3 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 25 | 22 | 47 |
15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | 1 | 1 |
16 Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 19 | 30 | 49 |
18 Coronary disease, angina | 28 | 17 | 45 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 1 | 2 | 3 |
20 Other heart diseases | 27 | 31 | 58 |
21 Other circulatory diseases | 14 | 11 | 25 |
22 Influenza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
23 Pneumonia | 8 | 9 | 17 |
24. Bronchitis | 12 | 10 | 22 |
25 Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | — | 2 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum .. | 1 | — | 1 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | 1 | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 8 | 13 | 21 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | — | 4 |
34 All other accidents | 1 | 2 | 3 |
35. Suicide | 1 | 3 | 4 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | — | - |