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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Comparative Statistics, 1965

Comparative Statistics, 1965

MertonEngland and Wales
Rates per 1,000 Population:
Live births15.6618.1
Deaths (all causes)11.3711.5
Respiratory tuberculosis0.070.04
Cancer of lung and bronchus0.680.55
Rates per 1,000 live and still births:
Still births14.6215.8
Maternal mortality0.680.25
Perinatal mortality21.8326.9
Rates per 1,000 live births:
Infant mortality—deaths of infants under 1 year18.3519.0
Neo-natal mortality—deaths of infants in first 28 days of life10.6913.0

Table: PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ORDER OF FREQUENCYOut of 2,106 deaths occurring during the year 1,924 were attributable to the undermentioned principal causes:—

PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ORDER OF FREQUENCY

Out of 2,106 deaths occurring during the year 1,924 were attributable to the undermentioned principal causes:—

No. of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths from all causes.
1. Heart Diseases69633.0
2. Cancer46121.9
3. Vascular lesions of the nervous system24411.5
4. Other defined and ill-defined causes1577.5
5. Other Circulatory Diseases1245.9
6. Pneumonia1215.7
7. Bronchitis1215.7