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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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to 39. The big increase was due to Pneumonia.
This increase was most marked in the last quarter
of the year.
Cancer.
Cancer (Malignant Disease) was responsible for
56 deaths or 14.4 per cent. of the total number
recorded.
The following table gives the percentage figure
since 1926:—
| Year. | Total Deaths. | Cancer Deaths. | Percentage of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 234 | 25 | 10.6 |
| 1927 | 264 | 32 | 12.1 |
| 1928 | 261 | 46 | 17.6 |
| 1929 | 319 | 51 | 15.9 |
| 1930 | 288 | 43 | 14.9 |
| 1931 | 341 | 50 | 14.6 |
| 1932 | 324 | 40 | 12.3 |
| 1933 | 358 | 46 | 12.8 |
| 1934 | 355 | 33 | 9.2 |
| 1935 | 388 | 63 | 16.2 |
| 1936 | 387 | 56 | 14.4 |
The slight drop in deaths from Cancer is
evidenced throughout the country. No doubt it
can be attributed to early diagnosis and earlier
operative treatment.
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.
An appreciable decline in deaths from Heart and
Circulatory Diseases is noticed, this decline occurs
in all causes under this group.
86 deaths were due to heart disease. In addition
there were 16 deaths from cerebral haemorrhage,
2 from aneurysm and 17 from other circulatory
diseases. These 121 deaths occurring from
diseases of the heart and circulation represent 31.2
per cent. of the total recorded deaths.