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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Causes of Death at different Periods of Life in the London Borough of Merton during 1969
| 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 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Other Tuberculosis, incl. Late Effects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Streptococcal Sore Throat, Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilis and its sequelae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Buccal Cavity, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 20 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 28 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Lung, Bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | - | 36 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 117 | 22 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 14 | - | 16 | - | 15 | - | 5 | - | 53 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | 19 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | 21 | - |
| Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 59 | 74 |
| Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Avitaminoses, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Other Endocrine Etc. Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Anaemias | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Mental Disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Meningitis | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| Hypertensive Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 25 | 3 | 79 | 17 | 92 | 60 | 73 | 143 | 274 | 223 |
| Other forms of Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 37 | 65 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 95 | 88 | 146 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 43 | 57 |
| Influenza | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 54 | 71 | 86 | 85 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 18 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 84 | 22 |
| Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Peptic Ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Birth Injury, difficult Labour, etc. | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 |
| Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| Symptoms and Ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| All other Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 18 | 7 | 9 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 75 | 45 | 225 | 125 | 336 | 246 | 359 | 574 | 1074 | 1030 |