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 Penge]
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Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 147 | 149 |
I Enteric Fever | — | — |
2 Small-pox | — | — |
3 Measles | — | — |
4 Scarlet Fever | — | 1 |
5 Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 |
6 Diphtheria | 3 | 2 |
7 Influenza | 1 | 7 |
8 Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — |
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 3 |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 5 |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 18 | 20 |
13 Rheumatic Fever | — | — |
14 Diabetes | — | 1 |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc | 9 | 13 |
16 Heart Disease | 18 | 22 |
17 Arterio-sclerosis | 8 | 13 |
18 Bronchitis | 6 | 5 |
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 9 |
20 Other respiratory diseases | 2 | — |
21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | 2 |
22 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 3 |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | — |
24 Cirrhosis of liver | — | — |
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 1 |
26 Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | - | - |
28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, premature birth | 6 | 3 |
29 Suicide | 4 | 2 |
30 Other deaths from violence | 4 | 4 |
31 Other defined diseases | 23 | 31 |
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 |
Special causes (included above) : Poliomyelitis | — | — |
Polio-encephalitis | — | — |
Deaths of infants under1 year of age : Total | 15 | 18 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 2 |
Total Births | 230 | 261 |
Legitimate | 221 | 252 |
Illegitimate | 9 | 9 |
Population (estimated middle of 1925,R.G.) | 27,340. |