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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1949

CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1949

Cause of DeathMaleFemale
All causes267218
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers__
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever——
3. Scarlet Fever—_
4. Whooping Cough——
5. Diphtheria——
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System1510
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis2—
8. Syphilitic diseases2—
9. Influenza12
10. Measles_1
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis1—
12. Acute infantile Encephalitis——
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) and
uterus (F)43
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum84
15. Cancer of breast—12
16. Cancer of all other sites3520
17. Diabetes—1
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions2526
19. Heart diseases5854
20. Other diseases of circulatory system57
21. Bronchitis206
22. Pneumonia2515
23. Other respiratory diseases63
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum71
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years51
26. Appendicitis2—
27. ()ther digestive diseases28
28. Nephritis11
29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis—
30. Other maternal causes-1
31. Premature Birth22
32. Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile
diseases1017
33. Suicide22
34. Road traffic accidents31
35. Other violent causes72
36. All other causes1918
Deaths of Infants : Legitimate2621
Illegitimate—2
Total2623
Live Births : Legitimate565530
Illegitimate1827
Total583557
Stillbirths : Legitimate107
Illegitimate—
Total107
Civilian population (mid-year)65,980
Total population (mid-year) 566,030