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 1923.
Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | ||
All causes | 240 | 216 | |
1 | Enteric Fever | ... | ... |
2 | Small-pox | ... | ... |
3 | Measles | ... | ... |
4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | |
5 | Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 |
6 | Diphtheria | 4 | 6 |
7 | influenza | 3 | 3 |
8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... |
9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... |
10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 20 | 15 |
11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 1 |
12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 24 | 24 |
13 | Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... |
14 | Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 16 | 15 |
16 | Heart Disease | 34 | 47 |
17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 3 | 6 |
18 | Bronchitis | 24 | 11 |
19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 9 |
20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 3 |
21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | 1 |
22 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 4 |
23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | ... |
21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... |
25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 4 |
26 | Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 2 |
27 | Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 5 |
28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 13 | 10 |
29 | Suicide | 1 | ... |
30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 10 | 7 |
31 | Other Defined Diseases | 44 | 38 |
32 | Cautfes ill-defined or unknown | ... | 1 |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.