London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Cause of Death. | Deaths, 1944 | Total Deaths 1943 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | I | 2 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 41 | 25 | 66 | 90 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| Influenza | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| Measles | -. | - | - | 2 |
| Acute Infectious Encephalitis | - | - | - | 3 |
| Cancer of B. Cav. and Oesoph. (M.), Uterus (F.) | 13 | 20 | 33 | 27 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 16 | 26 | 42 | 50 |
| Cancer of Breast | -. | 34 | 34 | 29 |
| Cancer of all other Sites | 94 | 92 | 186 | 173 |
| Diabetes | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| Intra-Cran. Vase Lesions | 69 | 107 | 176 | 162 |
| Heart, Disease | 221 | 194 | 415 | 435 |
| Other Diseases Of Circulatory System | 29 | 35 | 64 | 75 |
| Bronchitis | 49 | 42 | 91 | 97 |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 46 | 79 | 100 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 13 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 14 | 17 | 31 | 34 |
| Nephritis | 19 | 15 | 34 | 40 |
| Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsis | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Maternal Causes | - | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Premature Birth | 19 | 17 | 36 | 31 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 34 | 20 | 54 | 42 |
| Suicide | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| Other Violent Causes | 43 | 55 | 98 | 54 |
| All Other Causes | 64 | 65 | 129 | 148 |
| Total | 825 | 866 | 1691 | 1778 |