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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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CAUSES OP DEATH DURING 1943.
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 257 | 308 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - |
| Cerebrospinal fever | 1 | - |
| Scarlet fever. | - | - |
| Whooping cough. | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 12 | 12 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | - | 3 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 1 |
| Influenza. | 9 | 8 |
| Measles | - | |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encophalitis | - | - |
| Cancer of B. cav. and oesoph(M) | 5 | - |
| uterus (F) | 7 | |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 6 |
| Cancer of breast | 13 | |
| Cancer of all other sites | 35 | 34 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 8 | 35 |
| Heart disease | 74 | 93 |
| Other diseases of circulatory .system | 11 | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 9 | 15 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 16 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | - |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 1 |
| Appendicitxs | 2 | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 5 | 7 |
| Nephrxtis | 5 | 6 |
| Puerperal and post abort sepsis | - | |
| Other maternal causes | - | 1 |
| Premature birth | 10 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile disease | 2 | |
| Sui cide | 2 | 1 |
| Road traffic accidents | 2 | - |
| Other violent causes. | 5 | 4 |
| All other causes | 20 | 21 |
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