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Wimbledon 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: The following table gives the percentage figures since 1921:—Deaths from Cancer.

The following table gives the percentage figures since 1921:—

Deaths from Cancer.

YearTotal DeathsCaDcer DeathsPercentage
19216348313.08
19226169114.7
19235466812.4
19246458613.3
19256389014.1
192657910417.9
19276207512.09
19286328413.2
192977410313.3
193064810616.3
193172410314.2
193271310414.5

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Although these figures vary, considerably from year to
year, there appears to be no direct evidence that cancer is
on the increase in Wimbledon.
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.
One hundred and forty-eight deaths were due to heart
disease. In addition there were thirty-six deaths from cerebral
haemorrhage, one from aneurysm and thirty-four from
other circulatory diseases. Thus, two hundred and nineteen
deaths occurred from diseases of the heart and circulation.
This figure represents 30.71 per cent, of the total number
of deaths recorded.

Table: The following table, which gives the figures for the past ten years, seems to indicate that diseases of the heart and circulation are becoming increasingly important factors in the causation of death in Wimbledon, in spite of the fact that the figure is slightly less than that for the preceding year.

The following table, which gives the figures for the past ten years, seems to indicate that diseases of the heart and circulation are becoming increasingly important factors in the causation of death in Wimbledon, in spite of the fact that the figure is slightly less than that for the preceding year.

1923192419251926192719281929193019311932
Deaths from discases of the heart and Circulation142171193143171179208188243219
Total deaths (all causes)546645638579620632774648724713
Percentage of deaths from heart it circulatory dis cases in relation to total deaths26.0026.5130.0224.6927.5828.3223.8729.0133.5630.71