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Wimbledon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table II gives the causes of, and ages at, death during
1937. Deaths due to notifiable infectious diseases are given

Table: on page 86. The principal causes of death (excluding zymotic diseases) were as follows:—

on page 86. The principal causes of death (excluding zymotic diseases) were as follows:—

Cancer130
Heart Disease193286
Cerebral Hæmorrhage46
Aneurysm2
Other Circulatory Diseases45
Pneumonia52
Bronchitis16
Other Respiratory Diseases5
Influenza27
Tuberculosis (Respiratory)29

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Over half the total deaths which occurred amongst Wimbledon
residents in 1937 were due to cancer and diseases of the
heart and circulation. Owing to the falling birth rate the
mean age of the population is steadily rising. For this reason
it is unlikely that the deaths from cancer and heart disease etc.,
will show any diminution during the coming years.
Cancer.
Cancer and malignant disease were responsible for
one hundred and thirty deaths or 17.24 per cent, of the total
deaths recorded.

Table: The following table gives the percentage figures since 1922:—Deaths from Cancer.

The following table gives the percentage figures since 1922:—

Deaths from Cancer.

YearTotal DeathsCancer DeathsPercentage
19226169114.77
19235466812.45
19246458613.33
19256389014.10
192657910417.96
19276207512.09
19286328413.29
192977410313.30
193064810616.35
193172410314.22
193271310414.58
19336369214.46
19346739213.67
193566211617.52
19366678412.61
193775413017.24