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 Erith]
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A(1)f. Table showing summary of Causes of Death during the year ended 31st December, 1946.
Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 Typhoid Fever, &c. | |||
2 Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
5 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
6 Tuberculosis of resp. system | 18 | 6 | 24 |
7 Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 |
9 Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 Measles | — | — | — |
11 Ac. polio-myel. & polioenceph | — | — | — |
12 Ac. inf. enceph | — | — | — |
13 Cancer of b. cav. & oesoph | 1 | 8 | 9 |
14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 7 | 16 |
15 Cancer of breast | — | 8 | 8 |
16 Cancer of all other sites | 40 | 15 | 55 |
17 Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
18 Intra-cran. vase, lesions | 29 | 20 | 49 |
19 Heart disease | 74 | 53 | 127 |
20 Other diseases of circ. system | 7 | 2 | 9 |
21 Bronchitis | 14 | 7 | 21 |
22 Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | 27 |
23 Other resp. disease | 3 | 2 | 5 |
24 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 3 | 2 | 5 |
25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | — | 3 |
26 Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 |
27 Other digve. dis. | 9 | 3 | 12 |
28 Nephritis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
29 Puer. & post-abort. 6epsis | — | — | — |
30 Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
31 Premature birth | 2 | 4 | 6 |
32 Con. mal. birth inj. infant dis. | 7 | 6 | 13 |
33 Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 |
81. Road traffic accident | 1 | 1 | 2 |
35 Other violent causes | 3 | 1 | 4 |
36 All other causes | 19 | 9 | 28 |
Total all causes | 269 | 180 | 449 |