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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 1959
[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 |