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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Cause of Death | Deaths, 1936 | Total Deaths 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | .. _ | 1 | — |
| Measles | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| Influenza | 13 | 16 | 29 | 17 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 38 | 31 | 69 | 94 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | 7 | 19 | 9 |
| Syphilis | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 72 | 130 | 202 | 198 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 25 | 41 | 66 | 62 |
| Heart Disease | 169 | 221 | 390 | 302 |
| Aneurysm | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 30 | 38 | 68 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 25 | 26 | 51 | 32 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 32 | 31 | 63 | 66 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 6 | 16 | 15 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 14 | 5 | 19 | 36 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (Under two years) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 25 | 15 | 40 | 35 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 17 | 20 | 37 | 45 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 37 | 25 | 62 | 63 |
| Senility | 5 | 21 | 26 | 36 |
| Suicide | 12 | 8 | 20 | 12 |
| Other Violence | 33 | 16 | 49 | 58 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 68 | 66 | 134 | 120 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | 2 |
| Total | 671 | 763 | 1,434 | 1,357 |