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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV.
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR, 1954.
| Cause of death. | Private Residents | Hospital Cases | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||||||
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Other tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | —- | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic disease | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | _ | _ | 1 | — | 2 | _ | — |
| Cancer | 62 | 55 | 9 | 16 | 142 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 90 |
| Leukaemia | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Diabetes | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 27 | 52 | 20 | 29 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 98 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 60 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 91 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| Other heart disease | 31 | 51 | 9 | 44 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 111 |
| Other circulatory disease | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 43 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | 2 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | _ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ |
| Congenital malformation | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 28 | 17 | 3 | 44 | 92 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 21 | 58 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 2 | __ | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 |
| All other accidents | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Suicide | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 278 | 282 | 124 | 230 | 914 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 209 | 645 |