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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Births; The number of live births for 1958 is 867 and compares
with 777 for 1957. The birth rate is 13.64 per 1,000 of the
population compared with 12.31 for the previous year.
Deaths: The number of deaths recorded in 1958 is 641 compared
with 553 for 1957. This gives a death rate of 10.08 per
thousand of the population compared with 8.76 for 1957.
The number of deaths of infants under one year in 1958
is 14 giving an Infant Mortality Rate of 16.14 compared with a
rate of 11.58 for 1957. The causes of death of these infants
will be seen on page 10.
Causes of Death: The main causes of death during 1958 were:-
Heart 231
Cancer 141
Vascular lesions of Nervous
System 87
National attention has been drawn in recent years to
the general increase in the number of deaths attributable to
lung cancer and its connexion with cigarette smoking.
The following table shows the relevant figures for the past six years in respect of Surbiton residents. The Registrar-General couples cancer of the lung with cancer of the bronchus in his abbreviated list of causes of death.
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from cancer of the lung and bronchus. | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 18 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 22 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 29 | ||||||
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