London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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DEATHS IN AGE CROUPS IN 1939.
These relate to deaths occurring in 1.939, but not necessarily registered in that year.
| Short List of Causes of Death in Use in General Register Office. | Total | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 30 | 30 to 35 | 35 to 40 | 40 to 45 | 45 to 50 | 50 to 55 | 55 to 60 | 60 to 65 | 65 to 70 | 70 to 75 | 75 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | 627 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 164 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Measles | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Influenza | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 49 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. Syphilis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 95 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||
| 14. Diabetes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 16. Heart Diseases | 83 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 42 | |||||||||
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 109 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 19. Bronchitis | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |