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, 1947.
Cause of Death. | Deaths, 1947 | Total Deaths 1946 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | ||
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | _ | _ | - | _ |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Diphtheria | — | |||
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 24 | 35 | 59 | 78 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
Syphilitic Diseases | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Influenza | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 |
Measles | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Acute Infectious Encephalitis | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Cancer of B. Cav. and Oesoph. (M.); Uterus (F.) | 8 | 22 | 30 | 29 |
Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 28 | 21 | 49 | 50 |
Cancer of Breast | — | 53 | 53 | 34 |
Cancer of all other Sites | 127 | 77 | 204 | 213 |
Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
Intra-Cran, Vase. Lesions | 81 | 124 | 205 | 202 |
Heart Disease | 224 | 302 | 526 | 490 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 46 | 52 | 98 | 82 |
Bronchitis | 48 | 53 | 101 | 97 |
Pneumonia | 68 | 50 | 118 | 75 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 | 7 | 27 | 28 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 12 | 8 | 20 | 19 |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
Appendicitis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 12 | 23 | 35 | 36 |
Nephritis | 18 | 14 | 32 | 31 |
Puerperal Post-Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | 1 |
Other Maternal Causes | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Premature Birth | 19 | 15 | 34 | 25 |
Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 34 | 24 | 58 | 38 |
Suicide | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
Road Traffic Accidents | 13 | 3 | 16 | 20 |
Other Violent Causes | 30 | 22 | 52 | 44 |
All other Causes | 54 | 64 | 118 | 117 |
Total | 917 | 1,015 | 1,932 | 1,799 |