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Carshalton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 9.
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1938. BY AGES AND SEX.
| No. | Causes of Death. | 0 | — | 1 — | 5 | — | 15 — | 25 | — | 35 | — | 45 | — | 55 | — | 65 | — | 75 | — | All ages. | ||||
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| 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 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 22 | 45 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 247 | 201 | 448 | |
| Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Measles | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Respiratory tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 10 | Other tuberculosis .. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | General paralysis of insane, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 62 |
| 14 | Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 44 | 95 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Other circulatorvdiseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 21 | Other respiratory diseases | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 26 | Other liver diseases .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Other digestive | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| 28 | Nephritis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 29 | Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Other puerperal diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Congenital causes | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| 32 | Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 33 | Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| 34 | Other violence | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 35 | Other defined causes.. | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | l | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 41 |