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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 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Table: REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSESOF DEATH.(These figures are corrected for inward and outward transfers.)

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S ABRIDGED LIST OF CAUSES

OF DEATH.

(These figures are corrected for inward and outward transfers.)

Causes of Death.Male.Female
All causes494420
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers00
2. Cerebro-spinal fever24
3. Scarlet fever00.
4. Whooping Cough00
5. Diphtheria00
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system2013
7. Other forms of tuberculosis20
8. Syphilitic diseases11
9. Influenza45
10. Measles10
11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis10
12. Acute inf. encephalitis10
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph. (M) ; uterus (F)813
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum813
15. Cancer of breast014
16. Cancer of all other sites7452
17. Diabetes22
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions4472
19. Heart diseases136117
20. Other diseases of circ. system1619
21. Bronchitis3926
22. Pneumonia1615
23. Other respiratory diseases42
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum130
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years00
26. Appendicitis42
27. Other digestive diseases64
28. Nephritis117
29. Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis00
30. Other maternal causes01
31. Premature birth81
32. Congenital malformation, birth injury, etc.138
33. Suicide30
34. Road traffic accidents92
35. Other violent causes53
36. All other causes3633