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Wimbledon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Although these figures vary considerably from year to year,
there appears to be no direct evidence that cancer is on the
increase in Wimbledon.
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.
One hundred and seventy deaths were due to heart disease.
In addition there were thirty-nine deaths from cerebral haemorrhage,
one from aneurysm and thirty-three from other circulatory
diseases. Thus, 243 deaths occurred from diseases of the heart
and circulation. This figure represents 33.56 per cent. of the
total number of deaths recorded.
The following table, which gives the figures for the past ten years, seems to indicate that diseases of the heart and circulation are becoming increasingly important factors in the causation of death in Wimbledon.
| - | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from diseases of the heart and Circulation | 133 | 142 | 171 | 193 | 143 | 171 | 179 | 208 | 188 | 243 |
| Total deaths (all causes) | 616 | 546 | 645 | 638 | 579 | 620 | 632 | 774 | 648 | 724 |
| Percentage of deaths from heart & circulatory diseases in relation to total deaths | 21.59 | 26.00 | 26.51 | 30.02 | 24.69 | 27.58 | 28.32 | 26.87 | 29.01 | 33.56 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other Respiratory Diseases.
Thirty-one deaths were due to bronchitis, forty-six to
pneumonia and three to other respiratory diseases. This gives a
total figure of eighty, or 11.04 per cent. of the deaths occurring
amongst residents of the Borough during 1931.
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