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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
Greenford 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenford]
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Causes of Death in
Greenford U . D. 1 9 18.
| Causes of Death Civilians only | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 12. | 11. | |
| 1. | Enteric Fever | ||
| 2. | Small Pox | ||
| 3. | Measles | ||
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | ||
| 5. | Whooping - cough | ||
| 6. | Diphtheriaand croup | ||
| 7. | Influenza | 3. | |
| 8. | Erysipelas | ||
| 9. | Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2. | |
| 10. | Tuberculous meningitis | ||
| 11. | Other tuberculous diseases | ||
| 12. | Cancer, malignant disease | 2. | 1. |
| 15. | Rheumatic Fever | ||
| 14. | Meningitis | 1. | |
| 15. | Organic heart disease | 1. | |
| 16. | Bronchitis | ||
| 17. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1. | |
| 18. | Other respiratory diseses | ||
| 19. | Diarrhœa &c (under 2years) | ||
| 20. | Appendicitis & typhlitis | ||
| 21. | Cirrhosis of liver | ||
| 22. | Alcoholism | ||
| 23. | Nephritis and Bright's disease | 1. | |
| puerperal Fever | |||
| 24. | parturition apart from puerperal fever | ||
| 25. | Congenital debility &c | ||
| 26. | Violence, apart from suicide | 1. | |
| 27. | Suicide | ||
| 28. | Other defined diseases | 6. | 2. |
| 29. | Causes ill defined or unknown | ||
| Special Causes (included above) Cerebro-spinal fever Poliomyelitis | |||
| Deaths of infants under | |||
| 1 year Total | 1, | - | |
| Illegitimate | - | ||
| Total births | 12. | 4. | |
| Legitimate | 10 | 3. | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1. | |
| population for Birth- Rate | 1401 | ||
| "for Death - Rate | 1250 | ||
General Register office
Somerset House
London W. C.
April 1919.