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 Hayes]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1934.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 113 | 104 | |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | |
2. Measles | 2 | 1 | |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | |
4. Whooping Cough | — | — | |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | |
6. Influenza | 1 | — | |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | |
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | |
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 12 | |
10. Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 1 | |
11. Syphilis | — | — | |
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | — | |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | 16 | 16 | |
14. Diabetes | 1 | 2 | |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 1 | 7 | |
16. Heart disease | 20 | 15 | |
17. Aneurysm | — | — | |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 4 | 2 | |
19. Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 7 | |
21. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | |
22. Peptic ulcer | 1 | — | |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | — | |
24. Appendicitis | 2 | — | |
25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | 1 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 4 | 2 | |
28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 4 | 2 | |
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 4 | |
30. Other puerperal causes | — | _ | |
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 8 | 11 | |
32. Senility | 2 | 4 | |
33. Suicide | — | 1 | |
34. Other violence | 10 | 4 | |
35. Other defined diseases | 17 | 8 | |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | |
Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):— | |||
Smallpox | — | — | |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
Polioencephalitis | — | — | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 16 | 15 |
Legitimate | 16 | 13 | |
Illegitimate | — | 2 | |
Live Births | Total | 310 | 283 |
Legitimate | 304 | 274 | |
.Illegitimate | 6 | 9 | |
Stillbirths | Total | 10 | 9 |
Legitimate | 9 | 9 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | — |
Population (Mid-Year) 29,721
(Figures furnished bi/ the Registrar-General.)