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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
Fulham 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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TABLE 1 – Causes of and Ages at Death during year 1941.
| Cause of Death | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | – | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 82 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Syphilitic diseases | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Influenza | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polio-encephalitis | – | ||||||
| Acute Infantile Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (M) | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Cancer of uterus (F) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Cancer of stomach & duodenum | 24 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Cancer of Breast | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Cancer of all other sites | 123 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 63 | ||
| Diabetes | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 117 | 28 | 89 | ||||
| Heart Disease | 370 | 1 | 13 | 80 | 276 | ||
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 49 | 2 | 11 | 36 | |||
| Bronchitis | 96 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 61 | ||
| Pneumonia | 83 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 39 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 25 | 4 | 14 | 7 | |||
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Appendicitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Other digestive disorders | 25 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Nephritis | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Puerperal & post abortion sepsis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Other maternal causes | – | ||||||
| Premature birth | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries &c., | 26 | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Suicide | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Road traffic accidents | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Other violent causes | 55 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 17 | ||
| All other causes | 111 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 65 | |
| TOTALS | 1378 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 155 | 390 | 751 |