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Penge 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1935. Registrar-General's Figures.
| Causes of Death. | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 163 | 170 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | |
| 2 Measles | ... | ... | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | ... | ... | |
| 4 Whooping cough | ... | ... | |
| 5 Diphtheria | ... | ... | |
| 6 Influenza | ... | 1 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | |
| 9 Respiratory tuberculosis | 5 | 10 | |
| 10 Other tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | |
| 11 Syphilis | ... | ... | |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 1 | ... | |
| 13 Cancer | 23 | 28 | |
| 14 Diabetes | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage | 3 | 9 | |
| 16 Heart disease | 43 | 51 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | ... | 1 | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 10 | 3 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | 8 | 4 | |
| 20 Pneumonia | 11 | 3 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 5 | ... | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 2 | ... | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 3 | |
| 24 Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | ... | |
| 26 Other liver diseases | ... | ... | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 5 | 5 | |
| 28 Nephritis | 7 | 4 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | ... | 2 | |
| 31 Congenital causes, etc. | 7 | 6 | |
| 32 Senility | 5 | 10 | |
| 33 Suicide | 1 | 2 | |
| 34 Other violence | 6 | 7 | |
| 35 Other defined causes | 10 | 16 | |
| 36 Ill-defined causes | ... | ... | |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | |
| Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 17 | 10 |
| Legitimate | 15 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | |
| Live births | Total | 207 | 182 |
| Legitimate | 194 | 171 | |
| Illegitimate | 13 | 11 | |
| Still births | Total | 8 | 5 |
| Legitimate | 8 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | ... | 1 | |
Population (estimated middle of 1935 R, G.) 26,010