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Wimbledon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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The crude death rata is, strictly speaking, not comparable with
the figure for England and Wales. In order to provide for this the
Registrar-General introduced some years ago an areal comparability
factor. This factor, however, is not available this year, but assuming
it to be the same as for 1940, the last year for whioh it is
available, the adjusted death rate for Wimbledon would bo 13.07 perthousand
of the population as compared with a figure of 12.1 perthousand
for England ana Wales.
CAUSES OF DEATH
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | ||
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | - | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 9. Influenza | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | - | - | - |
| 13.M. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 1 | 1 | |
| 13.F.Cancer of uterus | - | 11 | 11 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | - | 17 | 17 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 39 | 32 | 71 |
| 17. Diabetes | - | 4 | 4 |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 25 | 41 | 66 |
| 19. Heart disease | 63 | 103 | 166 |
| 20, Other diseases of the circulatory system | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 24. Ulcer of the stomach or duodenum | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 26. Appendioitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 26. Nephritis | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - |
| 30. Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Premature birth | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 36. All other causes | 29 | 39 | 68 |
| Totals | 301 | 379 | 680 |
Over half the total deaths which occurred amongst Wimbledon
residents in 1943 were again due to cancer, diseases of the heart and
circulation, and diseases of the respiratory system.
Infant Mortality.
There were forty-two infant deaths (including transferable deaths)
giving an Infantile Mortality Rate of 50,17 per thousand live births,
compared with a figure 9t forty-one per thousand In the previous year.
During 1943 the Infantile Mortality Rate for England and Wales was
forty-nine,
The following table shows the causes of, end ages at, death,
together with the Ward distribution.
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