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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV.
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR, 1955.
| Cause of death. | Private Residents | Hospital Cases | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||||||
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Other tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | - |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer | 52 | 56 | 11 | 24 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 51 | 89 1 |
| Leukaemia | 2 | 2 | —- | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | ||
| Diabetes | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 35 | 40 | 7 | 18 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 19 | 79 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 53 | 38 | 19 | 32 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 27 | 114 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 20 |
| Other heart disease | 30 | 46 | 17 | 36 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 115 |
| Other circulatory disease | 13 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 60 |
| Influenza | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 89 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | 76 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 71 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | — | 2 | — | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformation | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 16 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 89 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 20 | 46 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | ] | 3 | 13 |
| Suicide | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 269 | 294 | 132 | 222 | 917 | 20 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 26 | 184 | 677 |