Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Cause of Death | AGE GROUPS | Total | |||||||||||
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1-5 | 6-15 | 16-25 | 26-35 | 36-45 | 46-55 | 56-65 | 66-75 | 76-85 | 86-95 | Over 95 | |||
1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
6. | Tuberculosis of Resp. System | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 28 |
7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
8. | Syphilitic disease | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | ||||||
9. | Influenza | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
11. | Ac. Polimyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
13. | Cancer of buc. cavity and oesoph (M.), uterus (F.) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
15. | Cancer of breast | — | — | — | _ | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | 23 | |
16a. | Cancer of uterus and appendages | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 |
16. | Cancer of other sites | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 86 |
17. | Diabetes | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
18. | Intra-cranal vascular lesions | — | — | _— | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 85 |
19. | Heart disease | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 12 | — | 162 |
20. | Other diseases of circ system | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 19 |
21. | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 21 |
22. | Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
23. | Other respiratory diseases | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 18 | |
24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | |
26. | Appendicitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
27. | Other digestive diseases | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | -— | 13 |
28. | Nephritis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | |
33. | Suicide | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
34. | Road traffic accident | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
35. | Other violent causes | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 |
36. | All other causes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 72 | ||
Total | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 67 | 132 | 177 | 160 | 45 | 5 | 651 | |
Totals by sexes | M. 3 | M. 2 | M. 6 | M. 11 | M. 18 | M. 41 | M. 86 | M. 92 | M. 66 | M. 19 | M. 1 | M. 345 | |
F. 1 | F. 4 | F. 1 | F. 9 | F. 10 | F. 26 | F. 46 | F. 85 | F. 94 | F. 26 | F. 4 | F. 306 |