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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV —DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1937.
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever. etc. | 3 | - | 3 | _ | — | — | _ | — | 2 | _ | 1 |
| Measles | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - |
| Whooping Ccugh. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 10 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 14 | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| General Paralysis of Insane,etc. | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cancer | 34 | 53 | 87 | — | - | - | — | 1 | 11 | 31 | 44 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | _ | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | G | 11 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 12 |
| Heart Disease | 49 | 58 | 107 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 22 | 79 |
| Aneurysm | - i | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 9 | 16 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Other respiratory Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Liver | _ | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| Nephritis | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Puerperal sepsis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Other Puerperal Causes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | - |
| Congenital Debility) etc. | 11 | 5 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Senility | 5 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 8 |
| Suicide | 5 | 3 | 8 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Violence | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Defined Causes | 18 | 15 | 33 | — | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Causes Ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 223 | 235 | 458 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 112 | 244 |