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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1936. Registrar-General's Figures.
| Causes of Death. | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 153 | 154 | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | |
| 2 | Measles | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Influenza | ... | 1 | |
| 7 | Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | |
| 8 | Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | |
| 9 | Respiratory tuberculosis | 12 | 3 | |
| 10 | Other tuberculosis | ... | 1 | |
| 11 | Syphilis | ... | ... | |
| 12 | General paralysis of the insane, etc | ... | 1 | |
| 13 | Cancer | 18 | 19 | |
| 14 | Diabetes | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 | 7 | |
| 16 | Heart disease | 37 | 47 | |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 2 | ... | |
| 18 | Other circulatory diseases | 7 | 7 | |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 10 | 6 | |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 7 | |
| 21 | Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 4 | |
| 22 | Peptic ulcer | 6 | 2 | |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | ... | |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of liver | ... | ... | |
| 26 | Other liver diseases | 1 | ... | |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | ... | 4 | |
| 28 | Nephritis | 4 | 1 | |
| 29 | Puerperal sepsis | |||
| 30 | Other puerperal causes | ... | ||
| 31 | Congenital causes, etc. | 6 | 3 | |
| 32 | Senility | 6 | 17 | |
| 33 | Suicide | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | Other violence | 6 | 4 | |
| 35 | Other defined causes | 13 | 13 | |
| 36 | Ill-defined causes | ... | ... | |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | ||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ||
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ||
| Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 13 | 8 | |
| Legitimate | 10 | 8 | ||
| Illegitimate | 3 | ... | ||
| Live Births | Total | 216 | 217 | |
| Legitimate | 211 | 205 | ||
| Illegitimate | 5 | 12 | ||
| Still births | Total | 11 | 4 | |
| Legitimate | 10 | 3 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | ||
| Population (estimated middle of 1936 R.G.) | 25,810 | |||