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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The deaths of 866 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and
upwards were registered during 1955. These 866 deaths constituted
67.0 per cent. of the total deaths at all ages.
The natural increase of population (that is, excess of births over
deaths) was 448 in 1955 as compared with 587 in 1954.
The causes of the 1,292 deaths in 1955 classified in various age
groups, are shown in the following table.
Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in Battersea
during 1955.
The following table is compiled from figures supplied by the Registrar-General:—
| Causes of Death | Sex | All Ages | 0- | 1— | —5 | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M. | 665 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 195 | 177 | 231 |
| F. | 627 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 113 | 154 | 304 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M. | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other forms | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 8. Measles | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10. Cancer of stomach | M. | 25 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| F. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 11. Cancer of lung, bronchus | M. | 49 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 27 | 12 | 8 |
| F. | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 . Cancer of breast | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | |
| 13. Cancer of uterus | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 3 | – | |
| 14. Cancer of other sites | M. | 60 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 14 | 19 | 24 |
| F. | 50 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 16 | 15 | 11 | |
| 15 Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M. | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |