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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
Hayes and Harlington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1933.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 118 | 89 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | 2 | — | |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 3 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebrospinal Fever | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 12 | 9 | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 2 | |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 10 | 15 | |
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 4 | 2 | |
| 16. Heart disease | 18 | 19 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | — | 1 | |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 5 | 2 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | 7 | 2 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 8 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | — | 1 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 1 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | — | |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | — | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 2 | 2 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 1 | 3 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | — | |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 11 | 2 | |
| 32. Senility | 3 | 6 | |
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 1 | |
| 34. Other violence | 12 | 5 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 3 | 4 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):— | |||
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total.. | 22 | 3 |
| Legitimate | 21 | 3 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | |
| Live Births | Total | 292 | 239 |
| Legitimate | 287 | 231 | |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 8 | |
| Stillbirths | Total | 8 | 8 |
| Legitimate | 8 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | |
| Population (Mid-Year) | 28,7 30 | ||
| (Figures furnished by the Registrar-General.) | |||