London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE OP CAUSES OF DEATHS DURING 1941.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |
| All causes | 476 | 492 |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | — | — |
| 2 Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | — |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4 Whooping cough | 1 | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | 2 | 1 |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 47 | 23 |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 4 | 4 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 3 |
| 9 Influenza | 5 | 4 |
| 10 measles | — | — |
| 11 Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | — | 1 |
| 13m Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus | 3 | — |
| 15f Cancer of uterus | — | 8 |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 14 | 13 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | 1 | 15 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 41 | 47 |
| 17 Diabetes | 4 | 4 |
| 18 Intro-cranial vascular lesions | 29 | 40 |
| 19 Heart disease | 101 | 130 |
| 20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 16 | 14 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 27 | 22 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 21 | 20 |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | 12 | 3 |
| 24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 12 | — |
| 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 6 | 6 |
| 26 Appendicitis | 4 | 1 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 14 | 19 |
| 28 Nephritis | 17 | 17 |
| 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | 1 |
| 30 Other maternal causes | — | 2 |
| 31 Premature birth | 10 | 10 |
| 32 Cong. malformations, birth injury, etc. | 11 | 12 |
| 33 Suicide | 4 | 8 |
| 34 Road Traffic Accidents | 13 | 5 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 13 | 12 |
| 36 All other causes | 40 | 47 |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General,
11.