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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | AGE GROUP AND SEX | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 4 weeks | 4 Wks. & under 1 year | 1 to 5 years | 5 to 15 years | 15 to 25 years | 25 to 35 years | 35 to 45 years | 45 to 55 years | 55 to 65 years | 65 to 75 years | 75 years and over | TOTALS | |||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculosis, incl. Late Effects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 10 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Lung, Bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 49 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 110 | 28 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | 10 | - | 38 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 17 |
| Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 38 | 101 | 95 |
| Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus ... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | l | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Avitaminoses, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Endocrine Etc. Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Anaemias | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mental Disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Meningitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 |
| Hypertensive Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 92 | 21 | 96 | 53 | 91 | 121 | 314 | 200 |
| Other forms of Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 59 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 51 | 101 | 100 | 155 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 31 | 61 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 66 | 53 | 85 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 98 | 38 |
| Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| Peptic Ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - |
| Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | 7 | |
| Birth Injury, difficult Labour, etc. | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Symptoms and Ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Ail other Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 69 | 51 | 231 | 126 | 307 | 210 | 363 | 557 | 1044 | 994 |