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 Bexley]
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Causes of Death. | M. | F. | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 346 | 324 | 670 |
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
2 Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
4 Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
5 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 21 | 12 | 33 |
7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 Syphilitic diseases | 4 | — | 4 |
9 Influenza | 3 | — | 3 |
10 Measles | — | — | — |
11 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
12 Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — |
13 Cancer of body cavity and Oesophagus (M.) and uterus (F.) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 13 | 22 |
15 Cancer of breast | — | 12 | 12 |
16 Cancer of all other sites | 61 | 26 | 87 |
17 Diabetes | 1 | 3 | |
18 Intracranial vascular lesions | 30 | 48 | 78 |
19 Heart Disease | 106 | 92 | 198 |
20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 11 | 27 | 38 |
21 Bronchitis | 15 | 10 | 25 |
22 Pneumonia | 12 | 19 | 31 |
23 Other respiratory diseases | 8 | 3 | 11 |
24 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | 4 | |
25 Diarrhoea under two years | — | — | — |
26 Appendicitis | — | — | — |
27 Other digestive diseases | 8 | 6 | 14 |
28 Nephritis | 3 | 5 | 8 |
29 Puerperal and post abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
30 Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
31 Premature Birth | 5 | 4 | 9 |
32 Congenital malformation, birth injuries and infant diseases | 7 | 6 | 13 |
33 Suicide | 4 | 1 | 5 |
34 Road traffic accidents | 4 | 2 | 6 |
35 Other violent causes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
36 All other causes | 25 | 23 | 48 |