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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
Chislehurst 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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TABLE II.—Deaths Registered during the year 1938.
| Disease | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | — | - |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 3 | — | 3 |
| Influenza | — | j | 2 |
| Encephalitis Letbargica | - | - | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 21 | 11 | 32 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Syphilis | 1 | - | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, (Tabes Dorsalis) | 4 | - | 4 |
| Cancer | 54 | 38 | 92 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Heart disease | 78 | 57 | 135 |
| Aneurism | 4 | — | 4 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | 4 | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of the liver | — | - | — |
| Other diseases of the liver, etc. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Acute and chronic Nephritis | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Puerperal causes | — | - | _ |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Senility | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Suicide | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Other violence | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Other defined diseases | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| Ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | 1 |
| TOTALS | 291 | 235 | 526 |