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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Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
---|---|---|
6. Meningococcal infections | 2 | 1 |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 |
8. Measles | 0 | 0 |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 22 | 12 |
11. „ ,, lung, bronchus | 37 | 3 |
12. ,, ,, breast | 1 | 19 |
13. ,, ,, uterus | 0 | 6 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 46 | 37 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 1 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | 3 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 43 | 63 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 64 | 39 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 12 | 13 |
20. Other heart disease | 77 | 87 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 8 | 12 |
22. Influenza | 10 | 9 |
23. Pneumonia | 15 | 15 |
24. Bronchitis | 44 | 25 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 5 | 2 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 2 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 3 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 7 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | 0 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 0 | 0 |
31. Congenital malformations | 4 | 7 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 41 | 35 |
S3. Motor vehicle accidents | 11 | 3 |
34. All other accidents | 7 | 5 |
35. Suicide | 5 | 6 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | 0 | 0 |
DEATH RATE- COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.
1939 | 7.8 | 1945 | 9.9 |
1940 | 9.4 | 1946 | 9.0 |
1941 | 9.6 | 1947 | 8.3 |
1942 | 7.9 | 1948 | 8.2 |
1943 | 8.9 | 1949 | 10.6* |
1944 | 9.2 | 1950 | 10.4* |
1951 | 10.3* |
* Area Comparability Factor returned.
BIRTH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.
1939 | 18.9 | 1945 | 18.4 |
1940 | 16.4 | 1946 | 21.3 |
1941 | 15.5 | 1947 | 20.7 |
1942 | 17.5 | 1948 | 17.2 |
1943 | 19.0 | 1949 | 16.0 |
1944 | 11.9 | 1950 | 13.6 |
1951 | 14.1 |