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Merton and Morden 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]
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TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during the year 1923.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the sub-joined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths t whether of ' Residents ' or ' Non-Residents ' in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| All Causes Certified. | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1. Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14. Diabetes | ] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 17. Arterio Sclerosis | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 18. Bronchitis | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 22. Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27. Other Accidents and Diseases of | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy and Parturition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformations | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29. Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | 55 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 22 |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Special Causes (included above):— | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polio Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 152 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 54 |