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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
Hornchurch 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH.
These figures are corrected for outward and inward transfers.
| Causes of death. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 308 | 308 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | 0 |
| 2. Measles | 5 | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet fever | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Whooping cough | 0 | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 2 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Cerbro-spinal fever | 0 | 0 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 23 | 13 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 5 | 5 |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | 1 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | 0 |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 44 | 53 |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 4 |
| 15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | 14 | 17 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 63 | 75 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 4 | 0 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 12 | 8 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 6 | 7 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 6 | 13 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 2 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 4 | 0 |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 9 | 5 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | 7 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | 1 |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 0 | 3 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 6 | 8 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | 0 | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | 5 | |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc | 23 | 18 |
| 32. Senility | 9 | 13 |
| 33. Suicide | 7 | 3 |
| 34. Other violence | 19 | 8 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 27 | 27 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 |