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 Richmond]
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DEATHS. | M. | F. |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 300 | 368 |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 2 |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — |
4. Whooping Cough | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | — | |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 13 |
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 |
8. Syphilitic diseases | 6 | — |
9. Influenza | 9 | 13 |
10. Measles | 2 | — |
11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — |
12. Acute inf : encephalitis | — | — |
13. Cancer of b: cav: and oesoph: (M) uterus (F) | 4 | 5 |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 7 |
15. Cancer of breast | — | 12 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 34 | 17 |
17. Diabetes | — | 1 |
18. Intra-cran: vase: lesions | 22 | 38 |
19. Heart disease | 56 | 82 |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 5 | 7 |
21. Bronchitis | 17 | 20 |
22. Pneumonia | 17 | 15 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 1 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | 3 |
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | — | — |
26. Appendicitis | — | 2 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 3 | 13 |
28. Nephritis | 5 | 7 |
29. Puer. and post-abort. sepsis | — | — |
30. Other maternal causes | — | 1 |
31. Premature birth | 4 | 1 |
32. Con: mal: birth inj: infant: dis: | 4 | 3 |
33. Suicide | 3 | 7 |
34. Road traffic accidents | 2 | 1 |
35. Other violent causes | 36 | 63 |
36. All other causes | 37 | 33 |