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Wimbledon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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It will be noted that the number of deaths from cancer is
the highest recorded for the past sixteen years.
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.
One hundred and ninety-three deaths were due to heart
disease. In addition there were forty-six deaths from cerebral
haemorrhage, two from aneurysm and forty-five from other
circulatory diseases. Thus, two hundred and eighty-six deaths
occurred from diseases of the heart and circulation. This
figure represents 37.93 per cent. of the total number of deaths
recorded.
The following table, which gives the figures for the past eleven years, indicates that diseases of the heart and circulation are very important factors in the causation of death in Wimbledon.
| 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1983 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Diseases of the Heart and Circulation | 171 | 179 | 208 | 188 | 243 | 219 | 208 | 249 | 213 | 259 | 286 |
| Total Deaths (all causes) | 620 | 632 | 774 | 648 | 724 | 713 | 636 | 673 | 662 | 667 | 754 |
| Percentage of Deaths from Heart & Circula-tory Diseases in relation to Total Deaths | 27.58 | 28.32 | 26.87 | 29.01 | 33.56 | 30.71 | 32.70 | 36.99 | 32.17 | 38.88 | 37.93 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Other Respiratory Diseases.
Sixteen deaths were due to bronchitis, fifty-two to
pneumonia and five to other respiratory diseases. This gives
a total figure of seventy-three, or 9.68 per cent, of the total
deaths occurring amongst residents of the Borough during 1937.
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