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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 1943

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

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The appended tables show the number of deaths from
Cancer during the past ten years and the corresponding death
rates.

Table: CANCER DEATH RATE.No. of deaths from Cancer for past 10 years.

CANCER DEATH RATE.

No. of deaths from Cancer for past 10 years.

193466193991
193550194076
193674194185
1937931942103
1938891943116
Year.Death Rate per 1,000 population.Year.Death Rate per 1,000 population.
19341.219391.1
19351.019401.2
19361.219411.3
19371.419421.5
19381.219431.7

Table: TABLE III.Deaths from Respiratory Diseases, 1925-43.

TABLE III.

Deaths from Respiratory Diseases, 1925-43.

YearBronchitisPneumoniaOther Respiratory DiseasesTotalDeath Rate
19256161231.2
1926685190.9
1927101152612
19288142240.9
192911204351.2
19802103150.4
19318244360.8
1932112784108
198812326500.9
193478844908
19359226370.6
19362352890.6
198714316510.8
193815277490.7
19395209840.4
19403840159313
194130306660.9
194291220410.62
194325369701.05

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Respiratory Diseases. It will be seen from the Table that
there was an unusually high death rate from respiratory
diseases. These rates follow closely influenza incidence, and it
will be noted in Table IV on page 15 that there were
19 deaths from influenza, an unusually high number.
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