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Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 8.
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1944. BY AGE 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 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 28 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 83 | 247 | 253 | 500 |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 Syphilitic Diseases | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 10 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 Ac. Polio Myelitis and Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 12 Ac. Infantile Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 Cancer of Buc. Cav and Oesophagus(M) Uterus(F) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 15 Cancer of Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 16 Cancer of all Other Sites | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 52 |
| 17 Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 18 Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 44 |