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 |