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 Hornchurch]
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REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES
OF DEATH.
(These figures are corrected for inward and outward transfers.)
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female |
---|---|---|
All causes | 494 | 420 |
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 0 | 0 |
2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 4 |
3. Scarlet fever | 0 | 0. |
4. Whooping Cough | 0 | 0 |
5. Diphtheria | 0 | 0 |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 20 | 13 |
7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 0 |
8. Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 1 |
9. Influenza | 4 | 5 |
10. Measles | 1 | 0 |
11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | 1 | 0 |
12. Acute inf. encephalitis | 1 | 0 |
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph. (M) ; uterus (F) | 8 | 13 |
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 8 | 13 |
15. Cancer of breast | 0 | 14 |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 74 | 52 |
17. Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 44 | 72 |
19. Heart diseases | 136 | 117 |
20. Other diseases of circ. system | 16 | 19 |
21. Bronchitis | 39 | 26 |
22. Pneumonia | 16 | 15 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 2 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 13 | 0 |
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 0 | 0 |
26. Appendicitis | 4 | 2 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 6 | 4 |
28. Nephritis | 11 | 7 |
29. Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | 0 | 0 |
30. Other maternal causes | 0 | 1 |
31. Premature birth | 8 | 1 |
32. Congenital malformation, birth injury, etc. | 13 | 8 |
33. Suicide | 3 | 0 |
34. Road traffic accidents | 9 | 2 |
35. Other violent causes | 5 | 3 |
36. All other causes | 36 | 33 |