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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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Motorists can also cut down the risk of serious or fatal
accidents by the use of safety belts. During the past year these
have become much more used than before but still only a fraction
of car users have fitted them. The greatest publicity should be
given to the value of safety belts, the ultimate aim being to make
them as common among motorists as crash helmets among motor
cycle and moped riders.
TABLE III
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1960.
| 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 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilitic disease | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cancer | 68 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 59 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 48 | 14 |
| Leukaemia | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diabetes | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 40 | 55 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 82 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 27 | 100 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 58 | 48 | 9 | 26 | 67 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 109 |
| Hypertension with heart | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 78 |
| Other heart disease | 32 | 46 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 102 |
| Other circulatory disease | 8 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 46 |
| Influenza | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 28 | 72 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 89 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | 5 |
| Gastritis, enteritis | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Nephritis | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pregnancy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital malformation | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other defined and ill defined diseases | 15 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 43 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| All other accidents | 3 | 6 | — | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Suicide | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Homicide | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 288 | 305 | 69 | 222 | 357 | 527 | 20 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 167 | 661 | |