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Ealing 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The total deaths from the various causes are indicated in
Table IV. It will be seen that heart disease was responsible for
the greatest number of deaths, namely, 241, giving a death-rate
of 2.04 per thousand of population; the next was cancer with
173 deaths, giving a death-rate of 1.47; and bronchitis and
pneumonia accounted for 120 deaths, giving a death-rate of 1.02.
Of the infectious diseases, scarlet fever caused one death,
giving a death-rate of 0.01 per thousand of population ; diphtheria
caused five deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.04 ; whooping cough
four deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.03; influenza 36 deaths,
giving a death-rate of 0.31; and tuberculosis 81 deaths, giving a
death-rate of 0.69.
TABLE IV.
Causes of Death, 1931.
| Cause of Death | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | _ | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| lnfluenza | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 49 | 25 | 74 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Syphilis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 77 | 96 | 173 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| Heart Disease | 116 | 125 | 241 |
| Aneurysm | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 37 | 33 | 70 |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 30 | 49 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 35 | 36 | 71 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (Under two years) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 6 | 6 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| Senility | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| Suicide | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Other Violence | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 49 | 52 | 101 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| Total | 580 | 612 | 1,192 |