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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
Erith 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A(l)f. Table showing Summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1939.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | — | — |
| 2 Measles | — | — | _ |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | _ | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 Influenza | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - |
| 8 Ccrebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| 9 Respiratory Tuberculosis | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 Other Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 2 |
| 11 Syphilis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 12 General paralysis of insane, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 Cancer | 30 | 25 | 55 |
| 14 Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 16 Heart disease | 85 | 59 | 144 |
| 17 Aneurysm | 4 | - | 4 |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 Pneumonia | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 1 | - | 1 |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | - | 2 |
| 24 Appendicitis | — | — | _ |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | — | 1 | 1 |
| 26 Other liver diseases | _ | 1 | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 Nephritis | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | — | 2 | 2 |
| 31 Congenital causes, etc. | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 32 Senility | 1 | 1 | |
| 33 Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 Other violence | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 35 Other defined causes | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| 36 Ill-defined causes | - | - | - |
| 37 Diarrhoea (2 yrs. and over) | — | 2 | 2 |
| Total All Causes | 256 | 196 | 452 |