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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS.
All Ages | Under 1 year of age | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
ALL CAUSES | 835 | 931 | 1766 | 59 | 29 | 88 |
Typhoid & paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | — | 5 |
Scarlet fever | - | - | — | - | — | - |
Whooping, cough | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria | l | 1 | 2 | — | - | — |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 45 | 27 | 72 | - | 1 | 1 |
Other tuberculous diseases | 5 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - |
Syphilitic diseases | 19 | 7 | 26 | 2 | - | 2 |
Influenza | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Measles | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | - |
Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | - | - |
Cancer of buccal cavity and œsophagus | 14 | _ | 14 | - | - | - |
Cancer of uterus | — | 15 | 13 | — | - | — |
Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | 22 | 33 | - | - | - |
Cancer of breast | — | 32 | 32 | - | — | — |
Cancer of all other sites | 55 | 66 | 119 | - | — | — |
Diabetes. | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | - |
Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 38 | 78 | 116 | — | — | - |
Heart disease | 161 | 219 | 380 | — | — | — |
Other circulatory diseases | 27 | 54 | 61 | - | — | - |
Bronchitis | 87 | 53 | 140 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Pneumonia | 55 | 62 | 117 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 11 | 24 | - | — | - |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 19 | 9 | 28 | - | — | — |
Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Appendicitis | 6 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - |
Other digestive diseases | 18 | 15 | 33 | 2 | — | 2 |
Nephritis | 21 | 23 | 44 | - | — | — |
Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Other maternal causes | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | - |
Premature birth | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 21 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
Suicide | 20 | 10 | 30 | — | - | - |
Road traffic accidents | 15 | 7 | 22 | — | - | — |
Other violent causes | 90 | 105 | 195 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All other causes | 57 | 66 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
(continued)