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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 1942
[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, 1942.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid Fever, &c. | - | - | |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of resp. system | 9 | 15 | |
| 7 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Influenza | 4 | — | 4 |
| 10 | Measles | — | - | |
| 11 | Ac. polio-myel. & polioenceph | — | — | — |
| 12 | Ac. inf. enceph | 1 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Cancer of b. cav. & oesoph | 7 | 5 | |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | - | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 30 | 19 | 49 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 5 | ||
| 18 | Intra-cran. vase, lesions | 41 | ||
| 19 | Heart disease | 48 | 59 | 107 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circ. system | 10 | S | 18 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 17 | 4 | |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 7 | 19 | |
| 23 | Other resp. disease | 1 | 4 | |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | . | ||
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | - | ||
| 26 | Appendicitis | -- | 1 | |
| 27 | Other digve. dis. | 5 | 7 | |
| 28 | Nephritis | 6 | 8 | |
| 29 | Puer. & post-abort, sepsis | — | — | — |
| 80 | Other maternal causes | - | ||
| 81 | Premature birth | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 82 | Con. mal. birth inj. infant dis. | 5 | 8 | / |
| 83 | Suicide | 5 | 7 | |
| 84 | Road traffic accident | 2 | ||
| 35 | Other violent causes | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | All other causes | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Total all causes | 415 | |||