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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
Carshalton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 5.
| Group. | Site Affected. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Buccal Cavity | _ | 1 | 4 |
| 46 | Digestive Organs— | |||
| Oesophagus | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Stomach | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Liver and Gall Bladder | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Intestines | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Rectum and Anus | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Pancreas | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 47 | Respiratory Organs— | |||
| Larynx and Trachea | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Lungs and Bronchi | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| 48 | Uterus | — | 6 | 6 |
| 49 | Other female genital organs | — | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Breast | — | 12 | 12 |
| 51 | Male genital organs, | 1 | — | 1 |
| 52 | Urinary organs | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 | Skin | — | — | — |
| 54 | Brain | — | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Other organs— | |||
| Leg | — | — | — | |
| Arm | — | — | — | |
| Abdomen | 1 | — | — | |
| Maxillary Antrum | — | — | — | |
| Generalised | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 44 | 45 | 89 |
Average age at death—-
Males 57.1 years.
Females 61.3 „
All persons 59.2 „
There was a welcome fall in deaths from tuberculosis for the
second year in succession, the rate for the year under review being
0.51 per 1,000 population. This mortality despite an increase in
the number of cases is now more favourable than before the war.
Further details are to be found later in this report.
The year was also a more favourable one for mortality from
the common infectious diseases, the seven principal infections, namely,
smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, enteric
fever and infantile diarrhoea, accounting for only two deaths, the
lowest yet recorded. This is particularly gratifying, as this mortality
probably more than any other reflects the sanitary and protective
measures instituted in the district.
Road accidents accounted for three deaths, one more than in
the year before, whilst other forms and violence caused seven.
Inquests.
Inquests were held on 42 persons whose deaths occurred in the
district and the following verdicts were returned: —
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