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Carshalton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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There were 8 deaths among children between the ages of one year
and five years, with no outstanding cause of death.
The following Table shows for the District the average annual birth-rate, death-rate, infant mortality rate, and number of deaths of children between the ages of one and five years, for each of the last ten quinquennial periods, and for the year 1925:-
| Birth rate. | Death rate. | Infant MorVy. | Average Deaths 1-5 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876-1880 | 34.4 | 16.6 | 139 | 10 |
| 1881-1885 | 20.8 | 14.7 | 129 | 8 |
| 1886-1890 | 27.2 | 13.1 | 1,18 | 7 |
| 1891-'1895 | 29.2 | 16.3 | 124 | 9 |
| 1896-1900 | 27.6 | 13.4 | 132 | 7 |
| 1901-1905 | 24.3 | 11,7 | 118 | 12 |
| 1906-1910 | 25.9 | 9.5 | 80 | 6 |
| 1911-1915 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 76 | 7 |
| 1916-1920 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 64 | 10 |
| 1921-1925 | 18.9 | 9.5 | '53 | 5 |
| 1925 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 42 | 8 |
The number of deaths from various causes in the two periods 1916 to 1920, and 1921 to 1925, are shown in the following Table:-
| 1916-1920. | 1921-1925. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. |
| Enteric Fever | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 7 | - | 3 |
| Influenza | 12 | 35 | 6 | 9 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | 1 | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | - | - | - | - |
| Respiiratory Tuberculosis | 28 | 26 | 24 | 16 |
| 0their Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Cancer | 28 | 49 | 48 | 51 |
| Rheumatic Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 18 | 19 | IS | 23 |
| Heart Disease | 33 | 44 | 45 | 42 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 9 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 23 | 16 | 42 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 25 | 24 | 28 | 19 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomaoh or Duodenum | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Appendicitis and TyphTitis | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nephritis | 10 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | .1 | - | 3 |
| Other Accidents, etc., of Pregnancy | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| Congenital Debility, etc | 18 | 8 | 20 | 13 |
| Suicidte | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Other Violence | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Other defined Diseases | 64 | 64 | 60 | 74 |
| Causes Ill-defined | - | - | - | - |
| All Causes | 304 | 341 | 344 | 352 |