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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The significance of the relatively higher rate in the Central Ward
has already been commented upon.
The classification of these deaths according to the sites affected is
given in Table 5:—
TABLE 5.
| Group. | Site Affected. | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Buccal Cavity | 1 | — | 1 |
| 46 | Digestive Organs— | |||
| Oseophagus; | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Stomach | 4 | 14 | ||
| Liver and Gall Bladder | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Intestines | 2 | 8 | ||
| Rectum and Anus | 1 | 3 | ||
| Pancreas | — | — | — | |
| 47 | Respiratory Organs— | |||
| Larynx | — | — | — | |
| Lungs | 9 | |||
| Mediastinum | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Uterus | — | 3 | 3 |
| 49 | Other female genital organs. | — | 5 | 5 |
| 50 | Breast | — | 6 | 6 |
| 51 | Male genito-urinary organs. | — | ||
| 52 | Skin | 1 | — | 1 |
| 53 | Other organs— | |||
| Eyes | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Glands of axilla | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Brain | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 40 | ||||
Average age at death :—
Males 64.50 years
Females 59.57 years
All persons 62.47 years
Respiratory Diseases.
1939 was not an unfavourable year for respiratory infections.
Influenza accounts for 6 deaths, whilst pneumonia, bronchitis and other
respiratory diseases were responsible for 31. The total of 37 for this
group compares with 42 in 1936 and 52 in 1937.
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