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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

Merton and Morden 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: TABLE V. Primary Causes of Death.

TABLE V. Primary Causes of Death.

Cause of DeathAGE GROUPSTotal
1-56-1516-2526-3536-4546-5556-6566-7576-8586-95Over 95
1.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers——————1————1
6.Tuberculosis of Resp. System———843832——28
7.Other forms of Tuberculosis1——2——1————4
8.Syphilitic disease333——9
9.Influenza——1—1—1152112
11.Ac. Polimyelitis and Polioencephalitis———————————1
13.Cancer of buc. cavity and oesoph (M.), uterus (F.)—————1—22——5
14.Cancer of stomach and duodenum———115791125
15.Cancer of breast———_—65741—23
16a.Cancer of uterus and appendages—————6411——12
16.Cancer of other sites———26132323162186
17.Diabetes—1—————31——5
18.Intra-cranal vascular lesions——_—1341426306185
19.Heart disease————41727525012—162
20.Other diseases of circ system—————11116——19
21.Bronchitis—————15654—21
22.Pneumonia—————1221——6
23.Other respiratory diseases—1——234251—18
24.Ulcer of stomach or duodenum———1—151———8
26.Appendicitis——1————1———2
27.Other digestive diseases2———1144—1-—13
28.Nephritis——111——33——9
33.Suicide———13—3————7
34.Road traffic accident—11—1—1————4
35.Other violent causes—211——3322—14
36.All other causes11211410142313272
Total467202867132177160455651
Totals by sexesM. 3M. 2M. 6M. 11M. 18M. 41M. 86M. 92M. 66M. 19M. 1M. 345
F. 1F. 4F. 1F. 9F. 10F. 26F. 46F. 85F. 94F. 26F. 4F. 306