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Merton and Morden 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: TABLE VI. Causes of Death during the Year 1937—By Age Groups.

TABLE VI. Causes of Death during the Year 1937—By Age Groups.

No.Cause of Death0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65—75—All Ages
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Pers.
1Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever .—————————————————————————
2Measles—————————————————————————
3Scarlet Fever—————————————————————————
4Whooping Cough—1—__1__--__—___—___———92
5Diphtheria—1——11_1_____—————————134
6Influenza11——————1—_——_211——14319716
7Encephalitis Lethargica———————————————————————11
8Cerebro-Spinal Fever—————_—_—_—_—_—_—_——_—_—_——_1—_—_———11
9Tuberculosis of Respiratory System————————4436713—3—11—_—_211933
10Other Tuberculous Diseases——————————————————————1—1
11Syphilis1————_—_——_—_—_—_—_————_1—_—_—_——2—2
12General Paralysis of the Insane Tabes dorsalis—————————————————————————
13Cancer. Malignant Disease——————1—__12325118916118610425193
14Diabetes——_——_—_—_—_—__—_—_—_——_1——11———224
15Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.—1————————————31—_4121351116
16Heart Disease—————_————3131559517151317504494
17Aneurysm—————_——_—_—_—_——_—_—_—1—1——_2—2
18Other Circulatory Diseases—————————————1_1428593141296
19Bronchitis1————__—_—_—_—_——_1——_31125714
20Pneumonia (all forms)422——_—2———21219111419921930
21Other Respiratory Diseases—————————————————————1516
22Peptic Ulcer——————_—__—_——_1—_——_3231————7q10
23Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)—————_—_—_—_——_——_———————_———_———
24Appendicitis——————11——————1——91_—336
25Cirrhosis of Liver—————————————————11———1l2
26Other Diseases of Liver, etc.—————————————————————1235
27Other Digestive Diseases————————————————3—12999615
28Acute and Chronic Nephritis—————————1——2_29,11—9318715
29Puerperal Sepsis————_____—__—1_————11
30Other Puerperal causes——————————————11
31Congenital Debility. Premature Births, Malformations, etc.107————————————10717
32Senility—————_—____——_—__——_11465719
33Suicide————__11_1119——1448
84Other Violence———————_3_3—421——1—_9913518
35Other Defined Causes2———1—21—1_—1332433911171330
36Causes ill-defined or unknown-—————————————————————————
All Causes19132—3273108151328193524444060463856261224485