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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
Erith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | — | — |
| 2 Measles | — | — | — |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Influenza | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | l | — | 1 |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| 9 Respiratory Tuberculosis | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 10 Other Tuberculosis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 11 Syphilis | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 General paralysis of insane, etc. | — | 2 | |
| 13 Cancer | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| 14 Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 Heart disease | 59 | 48 | 107 |
| 17 Aneurysm | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 Pneumonia | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | — | 2 | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 Appendicitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — |
| 26 Other liver diseases | 2 | — | 2 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 Nephritis | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31 Congenital causes, etc. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 32 Senility | — | 4 | 4 |
| 33 Suicide | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 34 Other violence | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 35 Other defined causes | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 36 Ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total All Causes | 249 | 166 | 415 |