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 Orsett]
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The following tables have been supplied by the Registrar-General, with the exception of the line marked * in Table No. 2.
CIVILIANS 76, S.D. 30.
Causes of Death, Orsett R.D., 1931
Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes. | 107 | 100 | |
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | |
2 Measles | — | — | |
3 Scarlet fever | — | — | |
4 Whooping cough | — | — | |
5 Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | |
6 Influenza | 7 | 2 | |
7 Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — | |
8 Cerebrospinal fever | — | — | |
9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 4 | 5 | |
10 Other tuberculous diseases | — | 2 | |
11 Syphilis | — | — | |
12 General Paralysis of the insane,tabes dorsal | is 1 | — | |
13 Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | 15 | |
14 Diabetes | 2 | 3 | |
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 7 | 9 | |
16 Heart disease | 21 | 21 | |
17 Aneurysm | 1 | — | |
18 Other circulatory diseases | 2 | 5 | |
19 Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | |
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 5 | 5 | |
21 Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 | |
22 Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 3 | |
23 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 1 | — | |
24 Appendicitis | 2 | — | |
25 Cirrhosis of liver | — | 1 | |
26 Other diseases of liver, &c. | — | - | |
27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 4 | |
28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 4 | — | |
29 Puerperal sepsis | — | — | |
30 Other puerperal causes | — | — | |
31 Congenital debility, premature birth, | |||
malformations, &c. | 3 | 7 | |
32 Senility | 6 | 1 | |
33 Suicide | 1 | — | |
34 Other violence | 6 | 1 | |
35 Other defined diseases | 6 | 11 | |
36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | |
Special Causes (included in No. 35 above)— | |||
Small-pox | — | — | |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
Polioencephalitis | — | — | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 9 | 11 |
Legitimate | 9 | 11 | |
Illegitimate | — | — | |
Live Births | Total | 171 | 178 |
Legitimate | 164 | 172 | |
Illegitimate | 7 | 6 | |
Stillbirths | Total | 6 | 7 |
Legitimate | 5 | 7 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | — | |
General Register Office,Somerset House, London, W.C. 2. | Population | 20,400 |