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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE IV.
Deaths from Respiratory Diseases, 1925-39.
| Year | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Other Respiratory Diseases | Total | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 | *1.2 |
| 1926 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 0.9 |
| 1927 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 | *1 2 |
| 1928 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 0.9 |
| 1929 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 35 | *1.2 |
| 1930 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 0.4 |
| 1931 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 36 | 0.8 |
| 1932 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 41 | 08 |
| 1933 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 50 | 0.9 |
| 1934 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 49 | 0.8 |
| 1935 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 0.6 |
| 1936 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 39 | 0 6 |
| 1937 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 51 | 0.8 |
| 1938 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 49 | 0.7 |
| 1939 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 0.4 |
| (*Years of high influenzal mortality) | |||||
Inquests. Inquests were held in the district on 33 deaths,
16 of which were in respect of residents. Verdicts were as
follows:—
(1) Natural causes 9
(2) Suicide by—
Coal gas 4
Death through falling in front
of train 1
Narcotic poisoning 1
Poisoning by Spirits of Salts 1
Shock following multiple injuries 1
Strangulation by hanging 1
9
(3) Accidental—
Chronic myocarditis accelerated
by fractured femur 1
Collision with motor car 1
Collision with motor omnibus 1
Carried forward 3 18
17