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 1939.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 210 | 166 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – |
| – | ||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | – | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | – | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 2 |
| 6. Influenza | 4 | 2 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | – |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | – |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 10 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 1 | 3 |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | ||
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 22 | 27 |
| 14. Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 4 | 4 |
| 16. Heart disease | 52 | 36 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 4 | 2 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 6 | 12 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 5 | - |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 22 | 14 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 1 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 3 | 1 |
| 23. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 8 | 3 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 3 | 5 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | - |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 1 | 2 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 7 | 2 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | - | 1 |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | 1 |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 17 | 17 |
| 32. Senility | 1 | 1 |
| 33. Suicide | 1 | |
| 34. Other violence | 17 | 5 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 15 | 9 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | |
| Diarrhoea (2 years and over) | - | 1 |
| Deaths of Infants | 38 | 29 |
| under 1 year (Legitimate | 35 | 26 |
| (illegitimate | 3 | 3 |
| (Total | 602 | 581 |
| Live Births (Legitimate | 578 | 559 |
| (Illegitimate | 24 | 22 |
| (Total | 14 | 19 |
| Stillbirths (Legitimate | 13 | 19 |
| (illegitimate | 1 |
Population (Mid-Year) 51,370
(Figures furnished by the Registrar-General).
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