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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 and Morden 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]

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Table: TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during the year 1920.

TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during the year 1920.

1Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.10
Cause of death.Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents'' in Institutions in the District
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At all ages.Under 1 year.1 & under 2 years.2 & under 5 years.5 & under 15 years.15 & under 25 years.25 & under 45 years.45 & under 65 years.65 years upwards.
All Causes Certified.
1. Enteric fever1............1............
2. Small-pox..............................
3. Measles..............................
4. Scarlet fever..............................
5. Whooping-cough..............................
6. Diptheria and Croup3......21...............
7. Influenza2...............2.........
8. Erysipelas..............................
9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis7............34.........
10. Tubercular Meningitis..............................
11. Other tubercular diseases3............111...1
12. Cancer, malignant disease14...............3384
13. Rheumatic fever..............................
14. Meningitis..............................
15. Organic Heart Disease18......111...873
16. Bronchitis11...............1373
17. Pneumonia (all forms)93......2......221
18. Other diseases of the respiratory organs1........................1...
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis11........................
20. Appendicitis and Typhilitis1..................1...3
21. Cirrhosis of Liver...........................1
21a. Alcoholism..............................
22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease3..................121
23. Puerperal Fever..............................
24. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition21............1.........
25. congenital debility and malformations (in- cluding premature birth)1616........................
26. Violent deaths, excluding Suicide31...1.........1...6
27. Suicide...........................2
28. Other defined diseases311311......52018
29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown83..................52
30. Encephalitis Lethargica1......1..................
Totals13526365612255245