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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 10.
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1937. BY AGES AND SEX.
| No. | Causes of Death. | 0 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 15 | — | 25 | — | 35 | — | 45 | — | 55 | — | 65 | — | 75 | — | All ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Persons | ||
| All Causes | 19 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 186 | 201 | 387 | |
| 1 | Typhoid Fever, etc. .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Measles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Whooping Cough | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| i | Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Influenza | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 7 | F.ncephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | C.erebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Respiratory tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 10 | Other tuberculosis . . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Syphilis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | General paralysis of insane, etc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| 14 | Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | 3 | — | _ | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Cerebral Hemorrhage | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 37 | 86 | |||||||||
| 17 | Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| IB | Other Circulatory | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Bronchitis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | _ | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 19 | 13 | 32 | |
| 21 | Other respiratory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 1 | — | 2. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Diarrhoea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Other liver diseases .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Other digestive | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | 7 | 4 | |
| 28 | Nephrit's | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||
| 29 | Puerperal sepsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Other puerperal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Congenital causes | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Suicide | _ | — | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 34 | Other violence | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | I | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 35 | Other defined causes.. | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | |