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 Fulham Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1411 Deaths as follows:-
Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 45 | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-5 | 5 - 45 | ||||
Tuberculosis Respiratory | - | — | 5 | 18 | 23 |
Tuberculosis, other | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Syphilitic Disease | - | - | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Meningococcal Infections | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cancer | - | 1 | 16 | 237 | 254 |
Diabetes | - | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | — | 3 | 162 | 165 |
Coronary disease, angina | - | - | 1 | 154 | 155 |
Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | 38 | 38 |
Other heart disease | - | - | 4 | 162 | 166 |
Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | 59 | 59 |
Influenza | 1 | - | 1 | 14 | 16 |
Pneumonia | 4 | - | 1 | 104 | 109 |
Bronchitis | 1 | - | 1 | 143 | 145 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | 2 | 9 | 11 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | 2 | 25 | 27 |
Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhœa | — | - | — | 2 | 2 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | 2 | 13 | 15 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Congenital malformations | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Other defined aixl ill-defined diseases | 30 | 1 | 10 | 82 | 123 |
Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 26 |
Suicide | — | - | 5 | 16 | 21 |
Homicide and operations of war | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
46 | 5 | 67 | 1,293 | 1,411 |
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