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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1949.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 371 | 356 | 727 |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
| 2 Cerebro-spiual Fever | — | — | — |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 Influenza | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 Measles | — | — | — |
| 11 Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — |
| 13 Cancer of body cavity and Oesophagus (M.) and uterus (F.) | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | — | 16 | 16 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 45 | 39 | 128 |
| 17 Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 Intracranial vascular lesions | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| 19 Heart Disease | 109 | 100 | 209 |
| 20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 31 | 16 | 47 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 25 Diarrhoea under two years | — | — | — |
| 26 Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 28 Nephritis | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 29 Puerperal and post abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30 Other maternal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31 Premature Birth | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 32 Congenital malformation, birth injuries and infant diseases | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 33 Suicide | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 34 Road traffic accidents | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 36 All other causes | 27 | 21 | 48 |