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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Table II. Causes of Deaths during 1921.
Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
All causes | 2.59 | 257 |
1 Enteric Fever | ... | ... |
2 Small-pox | ... | ... |
3 Measles | ... | 1 |
4 Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 |
5 Whooping Cough | 4 | ... |
6 Diphtheria | 9 | 3 |
7 Influenza | 8 | 3 |
8 Encephalitia Lethargica | ... | ... |
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... |
10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 22 | 16 |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 5 |
12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 23 | 36 |
13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 |
14 Diabetes | 4 | 4 |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 8 | 13 |
16 Heart Disease | 29 | 39 |
17 Arterio-sclerosis | 6 | 3 |
18 Bronchitis | 20 | 24 |
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 20 |
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 3 |
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | 1 |
22 Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 7 | 8 |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | ... |
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 2 |
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 6 | 4 |
26 Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 3 |
27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... |
28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 18 | 8 |
29 Suicide | 2 | 5 |
30 Other Deaths from Violence | 12 | 4 |
31 Other Defined Diseases | 46 | 47 |
32 Causes ill-defined of unknown | 1 | ... |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.