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Ealing 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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history of rheumatism in the father or mother should, therefore,
cause special preventive measures to be taken with regard to the
child. By devoting particular attention to the prevention of
rheumatism at all ages we might hope to lower the great mortality
from heart disease.
TABLE IV.
Causes of Death, 1925.
| Cause of Death. | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Influenza | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | 2 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | - | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 36 | 55 | 91 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Etc. | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| Heart Disease | 44 | 58 | 102 |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 35 | 55 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (Under 2 years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Suicide | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 56 | 89 | 145 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| Total | 302 | 383 | 685 |