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 Chigwell]
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Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 12 | 3 | 15 |
Influenza | 1 | 0 | 1 |
†Cerebro spinal fever | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cancer (all forms) | 38 | 30 | 68 |
Diabetes | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Intrecranial vascular lesions | 19 | 21 | 40 |
Heart disease | 28 | 38 | 66 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Bronchitis | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Pneumonia | 6 | 3 | 9 |
*Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Ulcer of duodenum or stomach | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Diarrhoea under 2 years | 0 | 1 | |
Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other digestive diseases | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Nephritis | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Premature birth | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Congenital malformations | 3 | ||
Birth injuries | |||
Infantile diseases | |||
Suicides | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Road traffic accidents | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Other violent causes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
All other causes | 15 | 9 | 24 |
158 | 141 | 299 |
† Notified at Plaistow.
* Excluding tuberculosis.
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