[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough] page 14

Deptford 1937

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

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Table: Deaths—Sex and Ward Distribution.

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Deaths—Sex and Ward Distribution.

Ward.	Males.	Females	Children under 1 year.	Total deaths.
Ward.	Males.	Females	Children under 1 year.	Total deaths.	Deptford Park	40	32	6	72
Evelyn	55	53	7	108
St. Paul's	42	47	3	89
Vale	63	40	5	103
Clifton	50	45	5	95
Canterbury	35	37	7	72
Hatcham	63	52	4	115
Pepys	47	45	4	92
St. Catherine's	31	38	5	69
St. Peter's	43	44	5	87
St. John's	91	42	8	133
Town Hall	64	40	7	104
	624	515	66	1139

Table: Causes of Death. An analysis of the causes of death will be found in Table I of the Appendix. The following is a comparative statement of the chief causes of mortality in recent years:

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Causes of Death. An analysis of the causes of death will be found in Table I of the Appendix. The following is a comparative statement of the chief causes of mortality in recent years:

Cause of Death.	Rate ner 1.000 deaths (all causes). 1936.	Average No. for 10 years 1915-24.	Average 1925-1929	Average 1930-1934	1935	1936	1937	Increase or decrease over 1936[/##]
Measles	75	27	20	18	1	9	1	- 8
Whooping Cough	5.8	24	13	10	5	7	10	+ 3
Diphtheria	5.0	19	14	9	10	6	3	- 3
Influenza	5.8	70	35	23	6	7	27	+ 20
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary	5.4	136	102	100	83	65	66	+ 1
Non-pulmonary	9.1	32	18	12	6	11	9	- 2
Cancer	146	133	159	168	167	176	162	-14
Heart Disease	247	128	232	304	260	298	357	+ 59
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Em bolism and Thrombosis	55	67	54	53	60	66	36	- 30
Bronchitis	61	140	95	53	46	73	33	-40
Pneumonia (all forms)	52	154	121	87	64	63	83	+ 20
Nephritis	23	35	34	33	20	28	31	+ 3
Diarrhoea and Enteritis	17	45	20	21	19	20	12	- 8
Violence (excluding Suicide	40	48	49	43	42	48	25	- 23
Premature Birth, Malforma tion and Debility	38	86	49	45	27	40	33	- 7
Causes of Death. An analysis of the causes of death will be found in Table I of the Appendix. The following is a comparative statement of the chief causes of mortality in recent years:
Cause of Death.	Rate ner 1.000 deaths (all causes). 1936.	Average No. for 10 years 1915-24.	Average 1925-1929	Average 1930-1934	1935	1936	1937	Increase or decrease over 1936[/##]
Measles	75	27	20	18	1	9	1	- 8
Whooping Cough	5.8	24	13	10	5	7	10	+ 3
Diphtheria	5.0	19	14	9	10	6	3	- 3
Influenza	5.8	70	35	23	6	7	27	+ 20
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary	5.4	136	102	100	83	65	66	+ 1
Non-pulmonary	9.1	32	18	12	6	11	9	- 2
Cancer	146	133	159	168	167	176	162	-14
Heart Disease	247	128	232	304	260	298	357	+ 59
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Em bolism and Thrombosis	55	67	54	53	60	66	36	- 30
Bronchitis	61	140	95	53	46	73	33	-40
Pneumonia (all forms)	52	154	121	87	64	63	83	+ 20
Nephritis	23	35	34	33	20	28	31	+ 3
Diarrhoea and Enteritis	17	45	20	21	19	20	12	- 8
Violence (excluding Suicide	40	48	49	43	42	48	25	- 23
Premature Birth, Malforma tion and Debility	38	86	49	45	27	40	33	- 7

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Deptford 1937

Table: Deaths—Sex and Ward Distribution.

Table: Causes of Death. An analysis of the causes of death will be found in Table I of the Appendix. The following is a comparative statement of the chief causes of mortality in recent years: