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, 1947.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
2. Cerebrospinal fever | — | — |
3. Scarlet fever | — | — |
4. Whooping cough | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | — | — |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 8 |
7. Other form of tuberculosis | 1 | 2 |
8. Syphlitic diseases | — | — |
9. Influenza | 2 | 1 |
10. Measles | — | — |
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — |
12. Acute Infantile encaphalitis | — | — |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 7 | 5 |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 2 |
15. Cancer of breast | — | 2 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 18 | 6 |
17. Diabetes | — | — |
18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 9 | 16 |
19. Heart disease | 41 | 43 |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 2 | 3 |
21. Bronchitis | 9 | 5 |
22. Pneumonia | 4 | 4 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | — |
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 4 | 2 |
26. Appendicitis | 2 | — |
27. Other digestive diseases | 3 | 2 |
28. Nephritis | 1 | 5 |
29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — |
30. Other maternal causes | — | 1 |
31. Premature birth | 4 | 2 |
32. Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infant disease | 2 | 3 |
33. Suicide | 1 | 1 |
34. Road traffic accident | 1 | — |
35. Other violent causes | 3 | 3 |
36. All other causes | 14 | 7 |
All causes Total | 147 | 124 |
Population.
As will be seen from the summary of statistics the
Registrar General has estimated the population for the
mid-year 1947 to be 26,610. This is an increase of 830
over last year's figure.
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