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Deptford 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Table I. Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, 1937.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Sex.All Ages0–1–2–5–15–25–35–45–55–65–75–
All causesM6243432917263066117161159
F515323432012184993119162
Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM........................
F........................
MeaslesM11....................
F........................
Scarlet FeverM........................
F1....1................
Whooping CoughM44....................
F632..1..............
DiphtheriaM21....1..............
F11....................
InfluenzaM9..............2232
F18........1122336
Encephalitis LethargicaM1............1........
F1................1....
Cerebro-spinal FeverM........................
F........................
Tuberculosis of respiratory sxstemM45........12581361..
F21........1141212..
Other Tuberculous DiseasesM7..........111I21
F21..............1....
SyphilisM........................
F........................
General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalisM3..............111..
F2..............11....
Cancer, malignant diseaseM89..........5513202818
F73............413192017
DiabetesM2..................11
F7..................52
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc.M15............1..437
F21................795
Heart DiseaseM181........23315305870
F176........1216324094
AneurysmM2................11..
F1..............1......
Other Circulatory DiseasesM29................61013
F25..............46a6
BronchitisM15............1..374
F18................279
Pneumonia (all lorms)M4623....122210159
F374..1..1..28768
Other Respiratory DiseasesM7........1....132..
F3..............1..11
Peptic UlcerM10..........2..44... .
F1..................1..
Diarrhœa, &c.M66....................
F641............1....
AppendicitisM3..............12....
F7....2..21..11....