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Hammersmith 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1948. It can still be stated, with satisfaction, that no death resulted from Diphtheria during the year under review. The last death from Diphtheria in Hammersmith took place in 1946.

Cause of Death.Sex.0-1-5-15-45-65-Total all Ages.
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM0000000
F000000o
2. Cerebro-spinal FeverM3000003
F2000002
3. Scarlet FeverM0000000
F0000000
4. Whooping CoughM0100001
F1000001
5. DiphtheriaM0000000
F0000000
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory SystemM0001922445
F100155122
7. Other forms of TuberculosisM1210206
F000I203
8. Syphilitic DiseasesM0000358
F0000033
9. InfluenzaM0000000
F1000113
10. MeaslesM0000000
F0000000
11. Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitisM0000101
F0000000
12. Ac. Inf. EncephalitisM0000000
F0000101
13. Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesoph. (M), Uterus (F)M00003912
F00017311
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duo-denumM000281222
F---191020
15. Cancer of BreastM0000011
F000481224
16. Cancer of all other sitesM0002424589
F0106284075
17. DiabetesM0000033
F0000224
18. Intra-cranial vascular LesionsM0001173553
F0002136681
19. Heart DiseaseM000347103153
F000227121150
20. Other Diseases of Circ. SystemM000172937
F000053035
21. BronchitisM1003124056
F001152835
22. PneumoniaM310161728
F110312935
23. Other Respiratory Diseasesm0002338
F0000426
24. Ulcer of Stomach or DuodenumM00017311
F0000000
25. Diarrhoea under 2 yearsM1000001
F3000003
26. AppendicitisM0000011
F0000000
27. Other Digestive DiseasesM01005612
F01004914
28. NephritisM00035614
F00113813
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive SepsisM0000000
F0001001
30. Other Maternal causesM0000000
F0000000
31. Premature BirthM110000011
F6000006
32. Con. Mal. Birth Injuries Infant Dis.M171000018
F111010013
33. SuicideM0001708
F0002103
34. Road Traffic AccidentsM0001045
F0100124
35. Other violent causesM33053822
F411021624
36. All other causesM202582138
F3121062143
Totals of all causes.M429350208355667
F337551135404635
751681013437591302