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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 1946
[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 |
| 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 |
| 84 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 |