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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I. CAUSES OF DEATH.
Causes of Death | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 |
3. Scarlet fever | — | — |
4. Whooping cough | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | — | — |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 32 | 11 |
7. Other forms of tuberculosis | — | 2 |
8. Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 2 |
9. Influenza | 4 | 2 |
10. Measles | 1 | — |
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — |
12. Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | — |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M), uterus (F) | 9 | 2 |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 19 | 11 |
15. Cancer of breast | — | 4 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 66 | 51 |
17. Diabetes | 1 | 1 |
18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 34 | 52 |
19. Heart disease | 129 | 136 |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 28 | 32 |
21. Bronchitis | 64 | 36 |
22. Pneumonia | 19 | 14 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 3 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 16 | 6 |
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 2 |
26. Appendicitis | 2 | — |
27. Other digestive diseases | 8 | 3 |
28. Nephritis | 3 | 7 |
29. Puerperal and post abortive sepsis | — | — |
30. Other maternal causes | — | 4 |
31. Premature birth | 4 | 2 |
32. Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 15 | 14 |
33. Suicide | 6 | 2 |
34. Road traffic accidents | 2 | 2 |
35. Other violent causes | 16 | 6 |
36. All other causes | 31 | 24 |
525 | 432 | |
957 |
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