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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
Hayes and Harlington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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| M. | F. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1938.
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 168 | 158 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | |
| 2. Measles | 2 | 1 | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | - | 1 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | - | |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 1 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 14 | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 2 | |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | 1 | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 5 | 1 | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | 27 | |
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 2 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 4 | 3 | |
| 16. Heart disease | 38 | 29 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 9 | 15 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | 1 | - | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 9 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 3 | — | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | — | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | 2 | |
| 27. Other digestic diseases | 3 | 2 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | — | 4 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | - | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | - | 1 | |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 16 | 12 | |
| 32. Senility | 1 | 4 | |
| 33. Suicide | 2 | 1 | |
| 34. Other violence | 9 | 7 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 11 | 12 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 32 | 22 |
| Legitimate | 30 | 22 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | |
| Live Births | Total | 460 | 454 |
| Legitimate | 438 | 443 | |
| Illegitimate | 22 | 11 | |
| Stillbirths | Total | 16 | 11 |
| Legitimate | 15 | 10 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | |
| Population (Mid-Year) | 43,930 | ||
| (Figures furnished by the Registrar-General.) | |||