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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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CAUSES OF DEATH. DURING 1951.
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | 313 | 344 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | 8 | 6 |
| 2. guberculosis, other | 1 | 2 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Acute poliomyelitis | — | 1 |
| 5. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 15 | 2 |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 7 |
| 8. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 16 |
| 9. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 7 |
| 10. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 31 | 29 |
| 11. Leukaemia, a leukaemia | 2 | 2 |
| 12. Diabetes | 1 | — |
| 13. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 26 | 46 |
| 14. Coronary disease, angina | 61 | 27 |
| 15. Hypertension with heart disease | 10 | 16 |
| 16. Other heart disease | 26 | 62 |
| 17. Other circulatory disease | 13 | 21 |
| 18. Influenza | 6 | 7 |
| 19. Pneumonia | 15 | 20 |
| 20. Bronchitis | 23 | 18 |
| 21. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 5 |
| 22. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 5 |
| 23. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | — |
| 24. Nephritis and hephrosis | 1 | 5 |
| 25. Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | — |
| 26. Congenital malformations | 5 | 7 |
| 27. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 22 | 28 |
| 28. Motor vehicle accidents. | 5 | — |
| 29. All other .accidents | 5 | 3 |
| 30. Suicide | 11 | 1 |
Deaths from malignant neoplasm, other malignant and lymphatic
neoplasms show a marked increase of 59 males and 6l females as compared
with last year of 44 males and 52 females.
However there was a decrease in the number of deaths from other
heart diseases from 47 males and 74 females in 1950 to 26 males and 62
females in 1951.
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