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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (1) f. Table showing summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1945.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid Fever, &c. | _ | _ | |
| 2 Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | _ | — |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | _ | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | _ | — |
| 6 Tuberculosis of resp. system | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 7 Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | I | 3 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 Influenza | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 Measles | — | _ | |
| 11 Ac. polio-myel. & polioenceph | — | — | — |
| 12 Ac. inf. enceph | — | 2 | |
| 13 Cancer of b. cav. & oesopli | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | - | 3 | 3 |
| IS Cancer of all other sites | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 17 Diabetes | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18 Intra-cran. vase, lesions | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| 19 Heart disease | 75 | 54 | 129 |
| 20 Other diseases of circ. system | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 23 Other resp. disease | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum . | 6 | 6 | |
| 25 Diarrhoea under 2 yea | - | - | — |
| 26 Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 27 Other digve. dis. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 28 Nephritis | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 29 Puer. & post-abort, sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30 Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
| 31 Premature birth | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 32 Con. mal. birth inj. infant dis. | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 33 Suicide | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 Road traffic accident | 2 | — | 2 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 36 All other causes | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Total all causes | 237 | 214 | 451 |