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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

Surbiton 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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Table: From the foregoing table it will be seen that the principle causes of death, apart from zymotic diseases, are as follows : —

From the foregoing table it will be seen that the principle causes of death, apart from zymotic diseases, are as follows : —

Cancer76
Heart Disease128187
Cerebral Haemorrhage15
Aneurysm5
Other Circulatory Diseases39
Pneumonia2534
Bronchitis3
Other Respiratory Diseases6
Influenza7
Tuberculosis (Respiratory)11

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Cancer.
Cancer (Malignant Disease) was responsible
for 76 deaths or 17.17 per cent, of the total number
recorded.
The following table gives the percentage figure
since 1928:—

Table: Deaths from Cancer.

Deaths from Cancer.

Year.Total Deaths.Cancer Deaths.Percentage of Total Deaths.
19282614617.6
19293195115.9
19302884314.9
19313415014.6
19323244012.3
19333584612.8
1934355339.2
19353886316.2
19363875614.4
19374497917.59
19384537617.17