London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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| No. Causes of Death | 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. | Prns. | |
| All Causes | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 20 | 55 | 41 | 60 | 48 | 76 | 116 | 254 | 243 | 497 |
| 1 Tuberculosis, Respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10 Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 Malignant Neoplasm, Lung | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| 13 Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 14 Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 15 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| 18 Coronary Disease, Angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 27 | 74 |
| 19 Hypertension with Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 Other Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 30 | 52 | 82 |
| 21 Other Circulatory Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 22 Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 24 Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 25 Other Diseases of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 28 Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30 Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
| 33 Motor Vehicle Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 34 All other Accidents | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |