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 Bethnal Green Borough]
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TABLE I Causes of Death
Cause of Death | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
2. Cerebrospinal fever | — | — |
3. Scarlet fever | — | — |
4. Whooping cough | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | — |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 11 | 6 |
7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | — |
8. Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 3 |
9. Influenza | 4 | 3 |
10. Measles | — | 1 |
11. Acute Polio-myelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — |
12. Acute infective encephalitis | — | — |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M), Uterus (F) | 5 | 4 |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | 11 |
15. Cancer of breast | — | 14 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 63 | 40 |
17. Diabetes | — | 4 |
18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 21 | 41 |
19. Heart disease | 100 | 81 |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 23 | 34 |
21. Bronchitis | 47 | 26 |
22. Pneumonia | 16 | 19 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 5 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 14 | 7 |
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | — | 1 |
26. Appendicitis | 1 | 2 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 8 | 10 |
28. Nephritis | 7 | 4 |
29. Puerperal and post abortive sepsis | — | — |
30. Other maternal causes | — | 1 |
31. Premature birth | 7 | 3 |
32. Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infantile disease | 10 | 9 |
33. Suicide | 2 | 1 |
34. Road traffic accidents | 2 | 1 |
35. Other violent causes | 3 | 6 |
36. All other causes | 26 | 15 |
396 | 352 | |
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