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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV.
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1948.
| 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 oyer. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid fever, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Other tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Syphilis | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ac. inf. encephalitis | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Cancer | 41 | 51 | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 27 | 58 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| [ntra-cranial lesions | 30 | 42 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 52 |
| Heart disease | 82 | 87 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 32 | 135 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 13 | 12 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 7 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 10 | 24 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 17 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Other digestive diseases | 8 | 9 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Nephritis | 6 | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Puerperal sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Premature birth | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital debility, etc. | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suicide | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Road traffic accidents | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - . |
| Other violent causes | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| All other causes | 20 | 19 | 39 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| Totals | 269 | 276 | 545 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 135 | 353 |