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 1922.
Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | |
---|---|---|
All causes | Male. | Female |
287 | 262 | |
1 Enteric Fever | ... | 1 |
2 Small-pox | ... | ... |
3 Measles | 1 | 6 |
4 Scarlet Fever | ... | 2 |
5 Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 |
6 Diphtheria | 5 | 4 |
7 Influenza | 8 | 7 |
8 Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... |
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | ... |
10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 23 | 18 |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 1 |
12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 19 | 28 |
13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 3 |
14 Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 18 | 18 |
16 Heart Disease | 37 | 42 |
17 Arterio-sclerosis | 9 | 5 |
18 Bronchitis | 28 | 25 |
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 17 | 12 |
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 |
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | 3 |
22 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | |
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 |
26 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 2 | 4 |
26 Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 2 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of . Pregnane and Parturition | ... | 2 |
28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Pre mature Birth | 20 | 14 |
29 Suicide | 1 | ... |
30 Other Deaths from Violence | 20 | 4 |
31 Other Defined Diseases | 49 | 49 |
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | 1 |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.