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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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DEATHS IN AGE GROUPS IN 1947.
These relate to deaths occurring in 1947 but not necessarily registered in that year.
| Short List of Causes of Death in use in General Registrar's 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 | Deaths Registered during the year. Registrar General's figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES. | 803* | 47 | 3 | 6 | 5 | _ | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 74 | 76 | 89 | 259 | 804 |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 51 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||
| 7 Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 Syphilitic Diseases | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Acute Infectious Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 to 16 Cancer Malignant Diseases | 137 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 137 |