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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Brentford and Chiswick 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Table: TABLE I.PARTICULARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1940.

TABLE I.

PARTICULARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1940.

CAUSE OF DEATH.MALESFEMALES
All Causes418395
1, Typhoid Fever,etc–
2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever11
3. Scarlet.Fever—–
4. Whooping Cough–
5. Dxphtheria–
6. Tuberculosis off respiratory sys2.Q10
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis35
8. Syphilitic diseases72
9. Influenza1010
10.Measics––
ll.Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio-rEncephalitip––
12.Acute Inf: Encephalitis–1
13.Cancer b:.Cav: &. Oesophagus, (M) Uterus CP)75
14.Cancer of stomach & Duodenum1210
15.Cancer of Breast9
16.Cancer of all other sites.4029
17.Diabetes31
18. Intra-Cranial Vascular lesions2230
19.Heart Disease102107
20.Other disorders of circulatory system107
21. Bronchitis3625
22.Pneumonia3026
23. Other Respiratory Diseases63
24.Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum72
25.Diarrhoea, under 2 yrs12
26.Appendicitis31
27.Other digestive diseases411
28.Nephritis97
29.Puerperal & Post Abortive Sepsis–
30.Other Maternal causes——
31.Premature Birth89
32.Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile disorders45
33.Suicide13
34.Road Traffic Accidents71
35. Other violent causes3547
36.All other causes3026
ALL CAUSES418395
Deaths of Infants under 1 year-MalesFemales.
Total2221
Legitimate2121
Illegitimate1–
Live BirthsFor I. M. Etc.,For Birth Rate.
ToatalMales 367Females. 337Males 382Females 348
Legitimate342326356336
Illegitimate251112
Still-births
Total914916
Legitimate713715
Illegitimate2121