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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
Crayford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Table showing Summary of Causes of Death registered during the year ended 31st December, 1945.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
| 2. | Cerebrospinal fever | — | 1 |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping cough | 2 | — |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | 5 |
| 7. | Other form of tuberculosis | 1 | 1 |
| 8. | Syphlitic diseases | 1 | — |
| 9. | lnnuenza | 3 | 2 |
| 10. | Measles | — | — |
| 11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — |
| 12. | Acute Infantile encaphalitis | — | — |
| 13. | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 1 | 2 |
| 14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | — |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | — | 2 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 13 | 9 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 1 | 1 |
| 18. | Intracranial vascular lesions | 6 | 8 |
| 19. | Heart disease | 30 | 22 |
| 20. | Other diseases of circularity system | — | 1 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 5 | 2 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 2 | 2 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 |
| 24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | — |
| 25. | Diarrhoea under 2 yeairs | — | — |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 1 | 1 |
| 27. | Other disgestive diseases | 1 | 2 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 2 | 1 |
| 29. | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — |
| 30. | Other maternal causes | — | — |
| 31. | Premature birth | 2 | 1 |
| 32. | Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infant disease | 1 | 1 |
| 33. | Suicide | - | - |
| 34. | Road traffic accident | 2 | 1 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 3 | 1 |
| 36. | All other causes | 6 | 9 |
| All causes Total | 94 | 76 | |
Population.
As will be seen from the summary of statistics the
Registrar General has estimated the population for the
mid-year 1945 to be 23,030. This is an increase of 1,120
over last year's figure.
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