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Ealing 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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In Table IV are indicated the total deaths from the various
diseases. It will be seen that cancer was responsible for 156 deaths,
giving a cancer death-rate of 1.67; that heart disease caused 174
deaths, giving a death-rate of 1.86 and that bronchitis and
pneumonia accounted for 130 deaths, or a death rate of 1.39.
Of the infectious diseases, whooping cough caused six deaths,
giving a death-rate of 0.06 per 1,000 of population; diphtheria three
deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.03; influenza 44 deaths, giving
a death-rate of 0.47; tuberculosis 86 deaths, giving a death-rate of
0.80 per 1,000 of population. There were no deaths from measles
or scarlet fever.

Table: TABLE IV.Causes of Death, 1927.

TABLE IV.

Causes of Death, 1927.

Cause of Death.MaleFemaleTotal
Enteric Fever---
Smallpox---
Measles---
Scarlet Fever---
Whooping Cough336
Diphtheria-33
Influenza152944
Encephalitis Lethargica123
Meningococcal Meningitis112
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System343266
Other Tuberculous Diseases2810
Cancer, Malignant Disease5997156
Rheumatic Fever-11
Diabetes4812
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.193655
Heart Disease7797174
Arterio-Sclerosis313061
Bronchitis255176
Pneumonia (all forms)322254
Other Respiratory Diseases10515
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum12315
Diarrhoea, etc. (Under 2 years)325
Appendicitis and Typhlitis639
Cirrhosis of Liver437
Acute and Chronic Nephritis161632
Puerperal Sepsis-22
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition-11
Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth262248
Suicide628
Other Deaths from Violence15722
Other Defined Diseases85107192
Causes ill-defined or unknown---
Total4865931079