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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

Chelsea 1937

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1937

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causes of death.
Table No. 12 shows that 244 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease,
129 to Cancer, 35 to Bronchitis, 44 to Pneumonia, 38 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 32 to Circulatory Diseases, 25 to Cerebral Haemorrhage, 32
to Influenza and 13 to Congenital Debility and Malformation.
Fifty-nine per cent, of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of
age.

Table: respiratory diseases. Table No. 13 shows the number of deaths from respiratory diseases during the past two years. The annual death rate, the number of deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age is also shown:—

respiratory diseases. Table No. 13 shows the number of deaths from respiratory diseases during the past two years. The annual death rate, the number of deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age is also shown:—

Year.Bron-chitis.Pneu-monia.Other Respiratory Diseases.Total.Death-rate.No. of deaths under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
193626519861.567.0
193735443821.41214.6

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deaths of children 1-5 years of age.
The number of deaths of children between 1-2 years of age was 7
and between 2-5 years, 3. In the previous year these figures were 7
and 1 respectively. The causes of death are given during the past two
years.

Table: Table No. 14 Child Mortality (1-5Years).

Table No. 14 Child Mortality (1-5Years).

Year.Infectious Fevers.Tuber-culosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhceal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
19365—21—8
19372232110