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]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE III
DEATHS OCCURRING DURING THE YEAR 1961.
| 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 under 85. | 85 and over. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||||||
| Respiratory tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other tuberculosis | — | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal infections | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Cancer | 73 | 63 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 71 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 60 | 78 | 3 |
| Leukaemia | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | — |
| Diabetes | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 2 | 6 | — |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 43 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 67 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 76 | 21 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 79 | 47 | 13 | 14 | 92 | 61 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 40 | 95 | 18 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| Other heart disease | 25 | 45 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 87 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 10 | 69 | 39 |
| Other circulatory disease | 13 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 9 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 31 | 60 | 1 | - | - | - | — | 2 | 13 | 54 | 21 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Gastritis, enteritis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | — |
| Nephritis | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital malformation | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other defined and ill defined diseases | 18 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 15 | 32 | 10 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 5 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | — | - | - | - | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | - |
| All other accidents | 2 | 16 | - | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Suicide | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Homicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 315 | 335 | 71 | 165 | 386 | 500 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 195 | 510 | 136 |