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 III
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1959
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 | Males | Females | |||||||||
Respiratory tuberculosis | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Other tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Syphilitic disease | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | –– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Whooping cough | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | — | – | — | — | — |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Cancer | 56 | 60 | 4 | 22 | 60 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 41 | 98 |
Leukaemia | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Diabetes | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 29 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 90 |
Coronary disease, angina | 79 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 105 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 33 |
Other heart disease | 32 | 50 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 84 | – | – | – | –_ | – | 1 | 14 | 114 |
Other circulatory disease | 5 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 39 |
Influenza | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 3 | 8 |
Pneumonia | 12 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 28 | 57 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 69 |
Bronchitis | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 12 | — | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 22 |
Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
Gastritis, enteritis | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Nephritis | 1 | 4 | — | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
Pregnancy | — | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
Congenital malformation | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | — |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 28 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 43 | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | 49 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 |
All other accidents | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Suicide | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Homicide | – | – | – | — | — | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 308 | 324 | 86 | 209 | 394 | 533 | 19 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 203 | 681 |