London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Merton and Morden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Institutions.
Nelson Hospital
Surrey County Hospitals
Isolation Hospitals
London and other general Hospitals
Tuberculosis Institutions
Mental Institutions
Deaths.
34
87
6
98
15
11
251
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Heart Disease. The number of persons dying of heart
disease was 95, which is the greatest number attributable to
any single cause, and the death rate for this disease was 1.5
per 1,000 of the population, the same as in the year before.
Of the total, 76, representing 80%, were over 55 years of
age. There were no deaths under 25 years of age.
Cancer. Cancer deaths increased by 19 to 93, of which
42 were males and 51 females. This gives a death rate for
cancer of 1.4 per 1,000 population, compared with 1.21 in 1936.
TABLE IV.
Deaths from Cancer—Sites Affected.
| Group | Cancer of | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Buccal Cavity and Pharynx | 1 | — | 1 |
| 46 | Digestive organs and periton-ium— Oesophagus | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stomach | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| Liver and gall bladder | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Intestines | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Rectum and Anus | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
| Pancreas | 3 | — | 8 | |
| 47 | Respiratory Organs— Larynx | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Lungs | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 48 | Uterus | — | 6 | 6 |
| 49 | Other female genital organs | — | 6 | 6 |
| 50 | Breast | — | 12 | 12 |
| 51 | Male Genito-Urinary Organs | 8 | — | 8 |
| 52 | Skin | 1 | — | 1 |
| 53 | Other Organs— Shoulder | 1 | 1 | |
| Brain | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Totals | 42 | 51 | 98 |
Mean age at death—
Males 59.50 yrs.
Females 59.59 „
All Persons 59.54 „
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