Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea during 1949. The following table is supplied by the Registrar-General:—
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | M. | 725 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 217 | 418 |
F. | 701 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 119 | 507 | |
1. Typhoid and para-. typhoid fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3. Scarlet fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4. Whooping cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5. Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 28 | —_ | — | — | 9 | 18 | 1 |
F. | 20 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | l | |
7. Other forms of tuberculosis | M. | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
8. Syphilitic diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
9. Influenza | M | 4 | — | — | —_ | — | 2 | 2 |
F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
10. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
11. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
F. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
12. Ac. infective encephalitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M.) uterus (F.) | M. | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 |
F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | M | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 15 |
F. | 16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | |
15. Cancer of breast | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
16. Cancer of other sites | M. | 109 | — | — | — | 7 | 46 | 56 |
F. | 74 | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 47 | |
17. Diabetes | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | M. | 53 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 43 |
F. | 83 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 70 | |
19. Heart disease | M. | 180 | — | — | — | 4 | 45 | 131 |
F. | 227 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 201 |