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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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classification of deaths.
all causes | All Ages | Under 1 year of age | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | f | Total | M | f | Total | |
665 | 753 | 1418 | 37 | 27 | 64 | |
Typhoid & paratyphoid fevers | 1 | - | 1 | – | – | – |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
Scarlet fever | – | – | — | — | — | - |
Whooping cough | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | – |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 52 | 33 | 85 | — | — | — |
Other tuberculous diseases | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — |
Syphilitic diseases | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - |
Influenza | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Acute infectious encephalitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | — | - |
Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – |
Cancer of uterus | - | 15 | 15 | — | — | - |
Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | — | - |
Cancer of breast | — | 24 | 24 | — | – | — |
Cancer of all other sites | 53 | 73 | 126 | — | – | - |
Diabetes | 5 | 7 | 12 | - | - | - |
Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 29 | 69 | 98 | — | — | - |
Heart disease | 152 | 182 | 334 | — | - | - |
Other circulatory diseases | 21 | 27 | 48 | - | - | - |
Bronchitis | 63 | 44 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Pneumonia | 42 | 51 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | - | - |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | — | - |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
Other digestive diseases | 18 | 19 | 37 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nephritis | 8 | 14 | 22 | — | — | - |
Puerperal sepsis | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Other maternal causes | — | 2 | — | — | - | |
Premature birth | 12 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Suicide | 8 | 9 | 17 | — | — | - |
Road traffic accidents | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | — | - |
Other violent causes | 67 | 76 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
All other causes - | 47 | 50 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 3 |