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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

Beckenham 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Table: TABLE SHOWING CAUSES OF DEATHS AT DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS DURING THE YEAR, 1938

TABLE SHOWING CAUSES OF DEATHS AT DIFFERENT AGE PERIODS DURING THE YEAR, 1938

Causes of DeathRegistrar General.All ages0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and overCopers CopeShortlandsLangley ParkEden ParkManor HouseKent HouseLawrie ParkWest WickhamTotal
MaleFemaleTotal
Typhoid Fever, etc.-------------------------
Measles-------------------------
Scarlet Fever-------------------------
Whooping Cough-------------------------
Diphtheria2112--11---------1----1-2
Influenza8448------1231-12--121118
Encephalitis Lethargica-------------------------
Cerebro-Spinal Fever------------------------
Pulmonary Tuberculosis2213922----735313--12-4522622
Non-Pulmon'y Tuberculosis3213------------------113
Syphilis-------------------------
General Paralysis of Insane22-2-------1--1-1--1----2
Cancer96415596-----181430221747510111715112096
Diabetes8358-------223-13--3--2-8
Cerebral Hæmorrhage21101121-------147813114425121
Heart Disease15972871591---241719423124191912101624241836159
Aneurysm3213---1-----2------1-113
Other Circulatory Diseases45153045-1-1-14261112755161074745
Bronchitis1411314--------1661--14231314
Pneumonia28199281---1134585-43-4583128
Other Respiratory Diseases7347------11-41-21-1-1-27
Peptic Ulcer7617-----1-4-2---1--22117
Infantile Diarrhœa11-11----------------1--1
Appendicitis5416--1---1-12------22-15
Cirrhosis of Liver-------------------------
Other Liver Diseases-------------------------
Other Digestive Diseases1910919-1--1-3-254312-414-719
Nephritis2071320---1-121-78-2114541220
Puerperal Sepsis1-11----1-----------1---1
Other Puerperal Diseases1-11-----1-------------11
Congenital Debility, etc.26161026242----------1253332726
Senility104610---------26222-1212-10
Suicide6246-----3-21----1221---6
Other Violence17105152--12111151-3112411215
Other Defined Causes593625612213351551614465499861461
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