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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 1947
[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, 1947.
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid Fever, etc. | – | – | – |
| 2 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | – | – |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | – | – | – |
| 4 Whooping Cough | – | – | – |
| 5 Diphtheria | – | – | – |
| 6 Tuberculosis of resp. system | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 Influenza | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 Measles | – | – | – |
| 11 Ac. polio-myel & polioenceph | 1 | – | 1 |
| 12 Ac. Inf. enceph | – | – | – |
| 13 Cancer of b. cav & œsoph | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 15 Cancer of all other sites | 42 | 14 | 56 |
| 16 Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 Intra-cran. vasc. lesions | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 18 Heart Disease | 80 | 76 | 156 |
| 19 Other diseases of circ. system | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 Bronchitis | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 21 Pneumonia | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 22 Other resp. disease | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum | I | 2 | 3 |
| 24 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 25 Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 Other digve. diseases | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 Nephritis | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 Puer & post-abort sepsis | – | – | – |
| 29 Other maternal causes | – | – | – |
| 30 Premature birth | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 Con. mal. birth inj. infant dis | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 32 Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 Road traffic accident | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 Other violent causes | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 All other causes | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 36 Cancer of Breast | – | 8 | 8 |
| Total all causes | 255 | 238 | 493 |