Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Merton | England and Wales | |
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Live births | 15.01 | 17.2 |
Deaths (all causes) | 11.15 | 11.2 |
Respiratory tuberculosis | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Cancer of lung and bronchus | 0.69 | 0.58 |
Still births | 12.93 | 14.8 |
Maternal mortality | 0.36 | 0.20 |
Perinatal mortality | 24.07 | 25.4 |
Infant mortality—deaths of infants under 1 year | 16.38 | 18.3 |
Neo-natal mortality—deaths of infants in first 28 days of life | 13.10 | 12.5 |
Early neo-natal mortality—deaths in first week of life | 11.28 | 10.8 |
No. of Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths from all causes. | |
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1. Heart Diseases | 672 | 32.9 |
2. Cancer | 464 | 22.7 |
3. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 229 | 11.2 |
4. Pneumonia | 151 | 7.4 |
5. Other defined and ill-defined causes | 136 | 6.6 |
6. Other Circulatory Diseases | 100 | 5.0 |
7. Bronchitis | 89 | 4.4 |