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Carshalton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 8.—CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1949. By Age 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. | Psns. | ||
| All Causes | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 67 | 42 | 73 | 132 | 252 | 274 | 526 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Syphilitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Ac. Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Cancer of Buc. Cav and Oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | Cancer of Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | Cancer of all Other Sites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 64 |
| 17 | Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 43 |
| 19 | Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 31 | 57 | 83 | 87 | 170 |
| 20 | Other Diseases of Circulatory System | — | — | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 23 | Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea, under 2 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 28 | Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 | Puerperal and Post Abort. Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other Maternal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Premature Birth | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 32 | Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infant Diseases | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 33 | Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Road Traffic Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Other Violent Causes | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 36 | All Other Causes | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 37 |