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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1944
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 310 | 304 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal fever | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 11 | 9 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | — |
| Syphilitic diseases | — | 2 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — |
| Cancer of B. cav. and oesoph (M) | 4 | — |
| uterus (F) | — | 3 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 11 |
| Cancer of breast | — | 5 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 46 | 32 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 3 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 24 | 40 |
| Heart disease | 87 | |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 12 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 11 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 5 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea under2 years | 2 | 1 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 4 | 12 |
| Nephritis | 5 | 4 |
| Puerperal and post abort sepsis | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | — | 1 |
| Premature birth | 7 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 6 | 5 |
| Suicide | 6 | 2 |
| Road traffic accidents | 9 | 2 |
| Other violent causes | 20 | 13 |
| All other causes | 24 | 27 |
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