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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
Penge 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Causes of Death | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 140 | 171 |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 1 |
| 2 Small-pox | ... | ... |
| 3 Measles | 1 | . .. |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... |
| 5 Whooping cough | ... | i |
| 6 Diphtheria | ... | i |
| 7 Influenza | 2 | 4 |
| 8 Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... |
| 9 Meningococcal meningitis | ... | ... |
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 9 |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 3 |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 9 | 17 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | ._ |
| 14 Diabetes | 1 | 2 |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 11 | 18 |
| 16 Heart disease | 14 | 14 |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | 7 | 9 |
| 18 Bronchitis | 11 | 9 |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 12 |
| 20 Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 3 |
| 21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | ... | ... |
| 22 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 7 |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 |
| 25 Acute and chronic nephritis | 2 | 8 |
| 26 Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... |
| 27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | ... | 1 |
| 28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 11 | 4 |
| 29 Suicide | 2 | 3 |
| 30 Other deaths from violence | 6 | 5 |
| 31 Other defined diseases | 29 | 39 |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... |
| Special causes (included above) | ||
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... |
| Polioencephalitis | ... | ... |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age | ||
| Total | 19 | 17 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 |
| Total Births | 288 | 276 |
| Legitimate | 275 | 266 |
| Illegitimate | 13 | 10 |
| Population 26,430 | ||