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Carshalton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 8.
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1939. 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 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 59 | 222 | 198 | 420 | |
| 1 | Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Meales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Respiratory Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Genl. Paralysis of Insane.etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 68 |
| 14 | Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 50 | 104 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | —. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea | — | 3 | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Other Liver Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Other Digestive | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 28 | Nephritis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Congenital Causes | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 32 | Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Other Violence | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 35 | Other defined Causes | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 39 |