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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CAUSE OF DEATH | AGE GROUP AND SEX | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Enteritis and other Diarrhoeal Diseases | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Syphilis and its sequelae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - |
Malignant Neoplasm: Buccal Cavity, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Oesophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 20 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Intestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 30 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Larynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Lung, Bronchus...... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 120 | 30 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 14 | - | 9 | - | 13 | - | 42 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | 2 | - | 14 |
Malignant Neoplasm: Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 8 | - | 16 | - |
Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 54 | 93 |
Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Diabetes Mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
Avitaminoses, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Other Endocrine Etc. Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Anaemias | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Other Diseases of the Blood, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Mental Disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Multiple Sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Active Rheumatic Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
Hypertensive Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
Ischaemic Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 22 | 5 | 68 | 17 | 116 | 61 | 86 | 134 | 300 | 217 |
Other forms of Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 53 | 40 | 59 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 42 | 112 | 183 | 160 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 37 | 67 |
Influenza | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Pneumonia | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 51 | 91 | 82 | 114 |
Bronchitis and Emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 8 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 70 | 25 |
Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
Peptic Ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Hyperplasia of Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - |
Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Congenital Anomalies | 2 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 |
Birth Injury, difficult Labour, etc. | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 |
Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
Symptoms and Ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 10 |
All other Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | 8 |
All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 69 | 51 | 199 | 116 | 346 | 232 | 369 | 640 | 1056 | 1087 |