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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
Malden and Coombe 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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DEATHS.
During the year 433 deaths were registered, an increase
of 29 compared with those recorded in 1948, the rate per
thousand being 100 compared with an average of 11.7 for
England and Wales. The infantile mortality rate was 25.5
per thousand live births, a low rate, comparing with the figure
of 32 for England and Wales. For the fifth year in succession
there were no deaths from maternal causes.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| M. | F. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Influenza | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Acute infective encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Cancer | 36 | 43 | 79 |
| Diabetes | 2 | — | 2 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| Heart diseases | 69 | 52 | 121 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Nephritis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
| Premature birth | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Congenital malformations; birth injuries; infant diseases | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Suicide | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Road traffic accidents | 4 | — | 4 |
| Other violent causes | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| *A11 other causes | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 234 | 199 | 433 |
*Including one male aged 75 years, certified to have died from carditis
due to or as a consequence of diphtheria in infancy.