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 and Morden]
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TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during the year 1920.
1 | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | 10 | ||||||||
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Cause of death. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents'' in Institutions in the District | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
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 fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
3. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4. Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5. Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
6. Diptheria and Croup | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
7. Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
8. Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
10. Tubercular Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
11. Other tubercular diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
12. Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
13. Rheumatic fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
14. Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
15. Organic Heart Disease | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | 3 |
16. Bronchitis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
18. Other diseases of the respiratory organs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20. Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
21. Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
21a. Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
23. Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
24. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
25. congenital debility and malformations (in- cluding premature birth) | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
26. Violent deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 |
27. Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
28. Other defined diseases | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 20 | 18 |
29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 |
30. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 135 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 45 |