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 Hayes]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1940.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 248 | 218 | |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | |
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 4 | - | |
3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | ||
4. Whooping Cough | 1 | - | |
5. Diphtheria | 3 | - | |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 11 | |
7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 5 | 4 | |
8. Syphilitic diseases | - | - | |
9. Influenza | 1 | 3 | |
10. Measles | - | - | |
11. Ac. polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | - | - | |
12. Ac. infantile encephalitis | - | 1 | |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M), uterus (F), | - | 2 | |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 5 | |
15. Cancer of breast | - | 9 | |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 9 | 13 | |
17. Diabetes | 4 | 1 | |
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 14 | 16 | |
19. Heart disease | 55 | 40 | |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 3 | 12 | |
21. Bronchitis | 17 | 9 | |
22. Pneumonia (all forms) | 28 | 18 | |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 4 | |
24. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | - | |
25. Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 11 | 7 | |
26. Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 2 | 2 | |
28. Nephritis | 1 | 3 | |
29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | |
30. Other maternal causes | - | 2 | |
31. Premature birth | 11 | 12 | |
32. Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases, | 13 | 4 | |
33. Suicide | 6 | 4 | |
34. Road traffic accidents | 6 | 1 | |
35. Other violent causes | 19 | 17 | |
36. All other causes | 5 | 17 | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 47 | 44 |
Legitimate | 42 | 41 | |
Illegitimate | 5 | 3 | |
Live births | Total | 588 | 580 |
Legitimate | 568 | 560 | |
Illegitimate | 20 | 20 | |
Stillbirths | Total | 17 | 9 |
Legitimate | 17 | 9 | |
Illegitimate | 0 | 0 |
Population (Mid-Year) 55,200
(Figures furnished by the Registrar-General).
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