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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

Battersea 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Causes of Death at different Periods of Life in Battersea, 1938. The following table is supplied by the Registrar General at the request of the Ministry of Health:—

Causes of Death at different Periods of Life in Battersea, 1938. The following table is supplied by the Registrar General at the request of the Ministry of Health:—

Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—
All CausesM84573912722335078172194195
F830404141018373862125194288
1. Typhoid and para-typhoid feversM.------------
F.------------
2. MeaslesM.7232--------
F.42——2———————
3. Scarlet feverM.------------
F.------------
4. Whooping coughM.22----------
F.11----------
5. DiphtheriaM.2--11—---———
F.5—122-------
6. InfluenzaM6------31--2
F.4-------11—2
7. Encephalitis lethargicaM.1-----------
F.2-------11——
8. Cerebro-spinal feverM.------------
F.------------
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM521---61397133-
F.36—1——10105451—
10. Other tuberculous diseasesM.5--1-21--1--
F.8—15——2—————
11. SyphilisM.2-------1-1-
F.------------
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalisM.5------2—12—
F.1------1----
13. Cancer, malignant diseaseM.134----12621373532
F.140-----21019374329
14. DiabetesM.5-----11--3—
F.15------12264
15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc.M.14----1---193
F.25-----111697
16. Heart diseaseM.250-----36134870110
F.313————299123076175
17. AneurysmM.6--------312
F.9-------1332