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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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There were 37 deaths from tuberculosis of the respiratory
system, 21 males and 16 females, and there were 5 deaths from
non-respiratory tuberculosis of whom 3 were males and 2 females,
giving a total number of deaths of 42 as against 45 in 1945
and 37 in 1944.
| 1937 | 93 | 1942 | 103 |
| 1938 | 89 | 1943 | 116 |
| 1939 | 91 | 1944 | 107 |
| 1940 | 76 | 1945 | 116 |
| 1941 | 85 | 1946 | 126 |
| 1937 | 1.4 | 1942 | 1.5 |
| 1938 | 1.2 | 1943 | 1.7 |
| 1939 | 1.1 | 1944 | 1.7 |
| 1940 | 1.2 | 1945 | 1.7 |
| 1941 | 1.3 | 1946 | 1.7 |
TABLE III.
Deaths from Respiratory Diseases, 1926-1946.
| Year | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Other Respiratory Diseases | Total | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 0.9 |
| 1927 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 1.2 |
| 1928 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 0.9 |
| 1929 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 85 | 1.2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 0.4 |
| 1981 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 86 | 0.8 |
| 1982 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | 12 | 82 | 6 | 50 | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 7 | 88 | 4 | 49 | 0.8 |
| 1985 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 0.6 |
| 1986 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 89 | 0.6 |
| 1987 | 14 | 81 | 6 | 51 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 49 | 0.7 |
| 1989 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 84 | 0.4 |
| 1940 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 93 | 1.8 |
| 1941 | 80 | 80 | 6 | 66 | 0.9 |
| 1942 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 0.62 |
| 1948 | 25 | 86 | 9 | 70 | 1.05 |
| 1944 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 62 | 0.98 |
| 1946 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 70 | 1.05 |
| 1916 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 0.76 |