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Chislehurst 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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DEATHS REGISTERED as Occurring during 1940.

Cause of DeathMales.Females.Total.
Typhoid fever.........
Cerebro-spinal Fever1...1
Scarlet Fever.........
Whooping Cough.........
Diphtheria134
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system181432
Other Tuberculous diseases123
Syphilis6...5
Influenza347
Measles2...2
Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis.........
Acute Infantile Encephalitis...22
Cancer of Bronchial Cavity257
Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum7714
Cancsr of the Breast...44
Cancer, all other forms272653
Diabetes426
Intra cranial vesc. lesions264672
Heart disease6585150
Other diseases of circulatory system9918
Bronchitis152338
Pneumonia131528
Other respiratory diseases7411
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum426
Diarrhoea (under two years)2...2
Appendicitis1...1
Other digestive diseases7618
Nephritis121123
Post and post-abort, sepsis...11
Other maternal causes......
Premature Birth8311
Congenital malformation and birth injury
91019
Suicide145
Road traffic accidents538
Other violent causes372461
All Other causes292352
Totals321338659