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 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 | — | — |
3. Scarlet fever | — | — |
4. Whooping cough | — | 1 |
5. Diphtheria | — | — |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | 5 |
7. Other form of tuberculosis | 0 | 0 |
8. Syphlitic diseases | 2 | 0 |
9. Influenza | 1 | 2 |
10. Measles | 0 | 0 |
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0 | 0 |
12. Acute Infantile encaphalitis | 0 | 0 |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 3 | 3 |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | 2 |
15. Cancer of breast | 0 | 3 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 13 | 14 |
17. Diabetes | 0 | 1 |
18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 10 | 13 |
19. Heart disease | 44 | 28 |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 3 | 1 |
21. Bronchitis | 14 | 1 |
22. Pneumonia | 6 | 5 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 0 | 0 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 5 | 0 |
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 0 | 0 |
26. Appendicitis | 3 | 1 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 4 | 3 |
28. Nephritis | 1 | 1 |
29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 0 | 0 |
30. Other maternal causes | 0 | 0 |
31. Premature birth | 5 | 1 |
32. Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infant disease | 7 | 6 |
33. Suicide | 0 | 0 |
34. Road traffic accident | 2 | 2 |
35. Other violent causes | 2 | 0 |
36. All other causes | 10 | 13 |
All causes Total | 143 | 106 |
Population
As will be seen from the summary of statistics the
Registrar General has estimated the population for the
mid-year 1946 to be 25,780. This is an increase of 2,750
over last year's figure.
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