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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Causes of Death, 1942.
| Cause of Death. | Deaths, 1942 | Total Deaths 1941 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 58 | 39 | 97 | 90 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| Influenza | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| Measles | - | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Infectious Encephalitis | - | - | - | .3 |
| Cancer of B Cav. and Oesoph. (M.), ; Uterus (F.) | 5 | 17 | 22 | 37 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 29 | 17 | 46 | 48 |
| Cancer of Breast | - | 36 | 36 | 23 |
| Cancer of all other Sites | 93 | 80 | 173 | 144 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| Intra-Cran. Vase. Lesions | 61 | 93 | 154 | 126 |
| Heart Disease | 178 | 201 | 379 | 407 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 23 | 33 | 56 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 43 | 40 | 83 | 88 |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 35 | 85 | 93 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 15 | 8 | 23 | 24 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 15 | 11 | 26 | 11 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 22 | 14 | 36 | 35 |
| Nephritis | 18 | 15 | 33 | 32 |
| Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsis | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Maternal Causes | - | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 17 | 37 | 28 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 26 | 16 | 42 | 35 |
| Suicide | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| Other Violent Causes | 20 | 27 | 47 | 58 |
| All other Causes | 55 | 85 | 140 | 116 |
| Total | 792 | 827 | 1,619 | 1,609 |