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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
Fulham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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493 from heart disease, 6 from aneurysm and 110 from
other circulatory diseases. Including haemorrhage into
the brain, the deaths from circulatory diseases were 6(31.
There were 314 deaths in 1932 from diseases of the
respiratory organs, equal to 10.9 per cent, of the total
deaths. This number was made up as follows : Pneumonia
118, Tuberculosis of the lungs 137, Bronchitis
48 and other respiratory diseases 11. A large number of
deaths from bronchitis (00.0 per cent.) were in persons
over 05 years of age. In the case of deaths from pneumonia
32.2 per cent, were in persons over 65 years of
age and 13.5 per cent, were in children under one year
of age.
Sixty-seven persons died from nephritis and 31 from
Influenza (compared with 33 during 1931).
Deaths from Cancer in 1932.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcinoma | 102 | 110 | 212 |
| Sarcoma | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Epithelioma | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Not defined | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 112 | 121 | 233 |
Deaths Classified According to the Organ Affected
Cancer of Digestive Organs and
Peritoneum 109 (67 males, 42 females)
Cancer of Respiratory Organs 16 (11 males, 5 females)
Cancer of Breast 29
Cancer of Genito-Urinary Organs,
males 13
Cancer of Uterus 29
Cancer of Buccal Cavity and
Pharynx 13 (12 males, 1 female)
Cancer of other organs 24 ( 9 males, 15 females)