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Coulsdon and Purley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV.
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1958.
| 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 | Males | Females | |||||||||
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Other tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ' __ | — | _— | 1 | — |
| Whooping cough | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | __ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
| Cancer | 42 | 66 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 57 | 61 |
| Leukaemia | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Diabetes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 40 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 59 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 80 | |
| Coronary disease, angina | 70 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 85 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 122 | |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | |
| Other heart disease | 34 | 63 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 129 | |
| Other circulatory disease | 9 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 34 | — | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | 8 | 38 |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 79 | 42 | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 6 | 62 | |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 8 | — | 1 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 70 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
| Gastritis, enteritis Nephritis | 1 5 | 3 1 | — | — | 1 5 | 3 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 5 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate Pregnancy | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital malformation | 6 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 21 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 74 | 57 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 77, | 48 |
| Motor vehicle accidents All other accidents | 9 3 | 1 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 6 | 1 14 | — | — | — | 2 1 | 1 | 3 1 | 2 3 | 2 15 |
| Suicide | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | _ | — | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Homicide | – | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 299 | 334 | 71 | 173 | 370 | 507 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 167 | 640 |