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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 1970
[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 4 years | 5 to 14 years | 15 to 24 years | 25 to 34 years | 35 to 44 years | 45 to 54 years | 55 to 64 years | 65 to 74 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 | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculosis, incl. Late Effects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Multiple Sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Buccal Cavity, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 12 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 27 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 41 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Lung, Bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 113 | 29 |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | 8 | - | 41 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 6 | |
| Malignant Neoplasm: Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 10 | -- | 8 | -- | 22 | -- |
| Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 69 | |
| Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| Other Endocrine Etc. Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | - | 3 |
| Anaemias | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mental Disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | -- | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | ||
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Hypertensive Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| Ischaemic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 83 | 18 | 104 | 45 | 80 | 159 | 291 | 229 |
| Other forms of Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 36 | 65 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 34 | 114 | 77 | 173 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 8 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 38 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 61 | 68 | 86 |
| Bronchitis and Emphysema | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 64 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Asthma | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Peptic Ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | |
| Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Birth Injury, difficult Labour, etc. | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 |
| Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Other Complications of Pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Symptoms and Ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| All other Accidents | - | - | -- | - | -- | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | -- | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | 10 | 8 | |
| All other external causes | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | -- | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | -- | - | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 48 | 45 | 223 | 118 | 317 | 239 | 349 | 625 | 1008 | 1076 |