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Beddington and Wallington 1960

[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 1960:

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1960:

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
All Causes189176365
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory3—3
2. Tuberculosis, other———
3. Syphilitic disease—11
4. Diphtheria———
5. Whooping Cough———
6. Meningococcal infections———
7. Acute poliomyelitis———
8 Measles———
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases———
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach6410
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus15217
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast..—88
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus..—33
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms171936
15. Leukaemia, aleuksemia123
16. Diabetes—44
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system243458
18. Coronary disease, angina382765
19. Hypertension with heart disease347
20. Other heart diseases203151
21. Other circulatory diseases12517
22. Influenza———
23 Pneumonia131326
24. Bronchitis16319
25. Other diseases of respiratory system123
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum415
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea—11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis1—1
29. Hyperplasia of prostate1—1
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion———
31. Congenital malformations—22
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases9817
33. Motor vehicle accidents———
34. All other accidents415
35. Suicide112
36. Homicide and operations of war ..---