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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
Battersea 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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111
Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1934.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0 — | 1 — | 2- | 5 — | 15 — | 25 — | 35 — | 45 — | 55 — | 65 — | 75 — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | — | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Measles | M. | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| f. | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping cough | M. | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| f. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 11 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| f. | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 7 | 1 | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| f. | 8 | 2 | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | |
| f. | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| f. | 1 | — | 1 | — | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 71 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| f. | 38 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | - | - | 2 | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 15 | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| f. | 8 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 1 | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| f. | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 8 | - | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| f. | 2 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 126 | _ | - | - | - | 2 | 16 | 53 | 16 | |||
| f. | 114 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 2 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 26 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 4 | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| f. | 15 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | 8 | |||||
| 15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | M. | 18 | — | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| f. | 30 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||||
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 251 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 51 | ||
| f. | 297 | - | - | - | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 8 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| f. | 4 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | M. | 33 | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | - | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| f. | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 65 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 17 |
| f. | 42 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| f. | 50 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | l | 3 | ||
| f. | 6 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | |||
| 22. Peptic ulcer | M. | 21 | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — |
| f. | 12 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, &c. | M. | 22 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| f. | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 5 | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| f. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | - | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | — |
| f. | 1 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, &c. | M. | 3 | - | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| f. | 7 | _ | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M. | 16 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| f. | 21 | _ | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 36 | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| f. | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | f. | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | f. | 4 | - | _ | _ | _ | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation &c. | M. | 29 | 28 | - | _ | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 33 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| f. | 17 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 13 | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| f. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 34. Other violence | M. | 46 | 3 | _ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| p_ | 20 | - | - | - | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | M. | 60 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 11 |
| f. | 76 | - | _ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 14 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M. | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All Causes | M. | 959 | 73 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 113 | 188 | 230 | 179 |
| f. | 923 | 59 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 77 | 125 | 210 | 291 | |
| 1,882 | 132 | 37 | 30 | 43 | 75 | 72 | 80 | 190 | 313 | 440 | 470 | ||