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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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CANCER DEATH RATE.
No. of deaths from Cancer for past 10 years.
1934 66
1935 50
1936 74
1937 93
1938 89
1939 91
1940 76
1941 85
1942 103
1943 116
1944 107
Death Rate
per 1,000
Year. population.
1934 1.2
1935 1.0
1936 1.2
1937 1.4
1938 1.2
Death Rate
per 1,000
Year. population.
1939 1.1
1940 1.2
1941 1.3
1942 1.5
1943 1.7
1944 1.7
TABLE III.
| 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 |
| 1980 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 0.4 |
| 1981 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 86 | 0.8 |
| 1932 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 0.8 |
| 1933 | 12 | 82 | 6 | 60 | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 7 | 88 | 4 | 49 | 0.8 |
| 1985 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 0.6 |
| 1986 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 39 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | 14 | 81 | 6 | 51 | 0.8 |
| 1938 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 49 | 0.7 |
| 1939 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 0.4 |
| 1940 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 93 | 1.8 |
| 1941 | 80 | 80 | 6 | 66 | 0.9 |
| 1942 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 0.62 |
| 1943 | 25 | 86 | 9 | 70 | 1.05 |
| 1944 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 62 | 0.98 |