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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death at different Periods of Life in Battersea during 1947. The following table is supplied by the Registrar-General:—
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | m. | 731 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 204 | 403 |
| F. | 715 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 132 | 474 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | m. | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping cough | m. | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | m. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | m | 36 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| F. | 23 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | m. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | m. | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
| 9. Influenza | M | 4 | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| 10. Measles | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Ac. infective encephalitis | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M.) uterus (F.) | M. | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 |
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 21 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 15. Cancer of breast | m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 32 | — | — | — . | 3 | 15 | 14 | |
| 16. Cancer of other sites | M. | 94 | — | — | — | 7 | 39 | 48 |
| F. | 67 | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 43 | |
| 17. Diabetes | m | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | M | 57 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 48 |
| F. | 63 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 51 | |
| 19. Heart disease | M. | 192 | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 138 |
| F. | 204 | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 172 |