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Beddington and Wallington 1960

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

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The following table shows the principal causes of death with the rate per cent. of total deaths:

Cause of DeathNumber of DeathsRate per cent. of Total Deaths
Heart Disease12333.70
Other Diseases of the Circulatory System174.66
Vascular Lesions of Nervous System5815.89
Cancer7420.27
Bronchitis195.21
Pneumonia267.12
Tuberculosis (All Forms)30.82

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus

Rate per 1,000 population0.53
England and Wales Rate0.48

VIOLENCE AND ACCIDENT

Details of all deaths under this heading are as follows:

Cause of DeathMaleFemaleTotal
Suicide112
Other Violent Causes415
Totals527

MATERNAL MORTALITY
No deaths in childbirth, either from puerperal sepsis or other
maternal causes, were recorded during the year. The maternal mortality
rate for England and Wales per 1,000 live and still births was 0.39.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
The infantile mortality rate for 1960 was 16.95 per 1,000 live births.
The comparable rate for England and Wales is 21.90. Great credit is due to
the services operated in the Borough for the care of mothers and young
children.
Of the total of 413 live births, only 7 deaths of infants under one year
of age (5 males and 2 females) were registered.
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