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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Births.—-The number of births recorded was 2,396, compared
with 2,320 in the previous year. The birth-rate, however, continues
the same, being 14.9 per thousand of population, compared, with
the birth-rate of England, and Wales of 15.1 per thousand of
population.
A table showing the birth-rates in recent years is to be found
on page 10.
| Cause of Death | Deaths, 1938 | Total Deaths 1937 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 | I |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Influenza | 11 | 9 | 20 | 63 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 52 | 48 | 100 | 76 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 3 | _ | 3 | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 106 | 129 | 235 | 218 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 34 | 42 | 76 | 72 |
| Heart Disease | 183 | 218 | 401 | 374 |
| Aneurysm | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 39 | 40 | 79 | 62 |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 16 | 40 | 63 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 40 | 34 | 74 | 77 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 10 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (Under two years) | 11 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| Appendicitis | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 15 | 17 | 32 | 28 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 16 | 29 | 45 | 43 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 32 | 24 | 56 | 62 |
| Senility | 11 | 27 | 38 | 33 |
| Suicide | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| Other Violence | 37 | 12 | 49 | 55 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 56 | 59 | 115 | 124 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 728 | 771 | 1,499 | 1,502 |