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Ealing 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The total deaths from the various diseases are indicated in
Table IV. It will be seen that heart disease was responsible for
the greatest number of deaths, namely, 233, giving a death-rate
of 2.24 per thousand of population; the next was cancer with 171
deaths, giving a death-rate of 1.64; and bronchitis and pneumonia
accounted for 117 deaths, giving a death-rate of 1.11.
Of the infectious diseases, measles caused 7 deaths, giving a
death-rate of 0.07 per thousand of population; scarlet fever 3
deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.03; whooping cough 4 deaths,
giving a death-rate of 0.04; influenza 11 deaths, giving a death-rate
of 0.11; and tuberculosis 87 deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.83.
Table iv. Causes of Death, 1930.
| Cause of Death. | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | _ | ___ | __ |
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Measles | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 4 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Influenza | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 85 | 86 | 171 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| Heart Disease | 91 | 142 | 233 |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 22 | 31 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 23 | 41 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 35 | 28 | 63 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 6 | — | 6 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (Under 2 years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 4 | 4 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| Suicide | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 41 | 16 | 57 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 101 | 104 | 205 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 559 | 580 | 1139 |