Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TABLE IV.
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR, 1957.
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. | ||||
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Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||||
Respiratory tuberculosis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
Other tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||
Syphilitic disease ...... | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | |
Diphtheria ......... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||
Whooping cough ...... | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | ||
Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | |
Poliomyelitis......... | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | _ | — | — | _ | _ | 2 | — | ___ | |
Measles ............ | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | |
Other infective and parasitic diseases ...... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Cancer ............ | 53 | 59 | 18 | 24 | 71 | 83 | — | — | _ | 8 | 51 | 95 | ||
Leukaemia ......... | 3 | 3 | _ | — | 3 | 3 | — | _ | 1 | 3 | ||||
Diabetes............ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | _ | 2 | 4 | |||||
Vascular lesions of nervous system......... | 34 | 65 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 96 | ||||
Coronary disease, angina | 69 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 82 | 60 | — | _ | _ | 39 6 | 103 35 | |||
Hypertension with heart disease ............ | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 32 | ||||||||
Other heart disease | 32 | 44 | 20 | 51 | 52 | 95 | — | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 16 | 128 | |
Other circulatory disease | 15 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 41 | — | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 54 | ||
Influenza ......... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | — | _ | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
Pneumonia ......... | 11 | 11 | 26 | 60 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 14 | 90 | |
Bronchitis ......... | 11 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 26 |
Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | _ | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum ......... | 4 | 2 | 1 | _ | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
Gastritis, enteritis | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 |
Nephritis ......... | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | - | _ | __ | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||
Pregnancy ......... | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | — |
Congenital malformation | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | __ | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases ...... | 21 | 24 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 51 | ||
Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | ||
All other accidents ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 16 | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 14 |
Suicide ............ | 2 | 4 | _ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Homicide ......... | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | |||
Totals | 287 | 322 | 135 | 257 | 422 | 579 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 194 | 742 |