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Fulham 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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TABLE 1 – Causes of and at Death during year 1942
| Cause of Death | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | – | |||||||||||
| Cerebro-spinal fever | – | |||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | – | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Syphilitic diseases | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Influenza | 8 | 1 | I | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | |||||||||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | – | |||||||||||
| Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (M) | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Cancer of uterus (F) | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Cancer of stomach & duodenum | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| Cancer of Breast | 29 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| Cancer of all other sites | 155 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 59 | 24 | |||||
| Diabetes | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 99 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 34 | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 348 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 90 | 163 | ||||
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 49 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 18 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 86 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 39 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 93 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 23 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 26 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Appendicitis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Other digestive disorders | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |||
| Nephritis | 40 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Puerperal & post abortion sepsis | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other maternal causes | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Premature birth | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries &c., | 18 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||
| Suicide | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Road traffic accidents | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | |||
| Other violent causes | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| All other causes | 113 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 49 |
| TOTALS | 1401 | 81 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 42 | 80 | 129 | 246 | 345 | 418 |
Cases Certified 1064; Inquests 61;
Coroner without inquests 276.
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