Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Cause of Death | Deaths, 1935 | Total Deaths 1934 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | ||
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | 7 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Whooping Cough ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Diphtheria | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 |
Influenza | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
Encephalitis Lethargica ... | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 58 | 36 | 94 | 88 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | — | 9 | 19 |
Syphilis | 2 | — | 2 | 3 |
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 75 | 123 | 198 | 169 |
Diabetes | 6 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 29 | 33 | 62 | 56 |
Heart Disease | 127 | 175 | 302 | 317 |
Aneurysm ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 22 | 31 | 53 | 53 |
Bronchitis ... | 19 | 13 | 32 | 40 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 38 | 28 | 66 | 73 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 |
Peptic Ulcer | 25 | 11 | 36 | 16 |
Diarrhoea, etc. (Under two years) Appendicitis | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Other Digestive Diseases ... | 14 | 21 | 35 | 22 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 28 | 17 | 45 | 38 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Other Puerperal Causes ... | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 37 | 26 | 63 | 49 |
Senility | 5 | 31 | 36 | 25 |
Suicide | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
Other Violence | 43 | 15 | 58 | 40 |
Other Defined Diseases | 71 | 49 | 120 | 115 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 666 | 691 | 1,357 | 1,267 |