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Beddington and Wallington 1961

[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 1961:

The following table, supplied by the Registrar-General, gives the causes of death of residents in the Borough during 1961:

Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
All Causes173177350
1 Tuberculosis, respiratory213
2. Tuberculosis, other———
3. Syphilitic disease—22
4, Diphtheria———
5. Whooping Cough———
6. Meningococcal infections———
7. Acute poliomyelitis———
8 Measles———
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases———
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach8311
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus21324
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast—99
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus—33
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms182240
15. Leukæmia, aleukæmia2—2
16. Diabetes134
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system202242
18. Coronary disease, angina303666
19. Hypertension with heart disease112
20. Other heart diseases153146
21. Other circulatory diseases81119
22. Influenza1—1
23 Pneumonia101020
24. Bronchitis17623
25 Other diseases of respiratory system—11
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum3—3
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa—11
28. Nephritis and nephrosis112
29. Hyperplasia of prostate1—1
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion———
31. Congenital malformations213
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases11415
33. Motor vehicle accidents———
34. All other accidents—33
35. Suicide123
36. Homicide and operations of war—11