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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 1949
[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 1949. The following table is supplied by the Registrar-General:—
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 45— | 65— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M. | 725 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 217 | 418 |
| F. | 701 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 119 | 507 | |
| 1. Typhoid and para-. typhoid fevers | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping cough | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 28 | —_ | — | — | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| F. | 20 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | l | |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | M. | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 9. Influenza | M | 4 | — | — | —_ | — | 2 | 2 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| 10. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
| 12. Ac. infective encephalitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M.) uterus (F.) | M. | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | M | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| F. | 16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | |
| 15. Cancer of breast | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
| 16. Cancer of other sites | M. | 109 | — | — | — | 7 | 46 | 56 |
| F. | 74 | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 47 | |
| 17. Diabetes | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | M. | 53 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 43 |
| F. | 83 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 70 | |
| 19. Heart disease | M. | 180 | — | — | — | 4 | 45 | 131 |
| F. | 227 | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 201 |