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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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TABLE 1. Causes of and Ages at Death during year 1943
| Cause of Death | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 86 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Syphilitic diseases | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 |
| Influenza | 41 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acute Infantile Encephalitis | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (M) | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – |
| Cancer of uterus (F) | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Cancer of stomach & duodenum | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Cancer of Breast | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 131 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 62 | 21 |
| Diabetes | 16 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 40 |
| Heart Disease | 382 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 9 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 102 | 186 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 98 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 37 |
| Pneumonia | 110 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
| Other respiratory diseaseses | 18 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 13. | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 26 | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Appendicitis | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Other digestive disorders | 37 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Nephritis | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Puerperal & post abortion sepsis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other maternal causes | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Premature birth | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations, birth injuries &c., | 40 | 32 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Suicide | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | 3 |
| Road traffic accidents | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Other violent causes | 52 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| All other causes | 108 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 45 |
| TOTALS | 1510 | 114 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 77 | 131 | 258 | 367 | 435 |
Cases Certified 1277; Inquests 69;
Coroner without inquests 163; Uncertified 1.