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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Causes of Death. | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 141 | 191 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | |||
| 2 Measles | |||
| 3 Scarlet fever | |||
| 4 Whooping cough | 1 | ||
| 5 Diphtheria | |||
| 6 Influenza | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | |||
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | |||
| 9 Respiratory tuberculosis | 5 | 5 | |
| 10 Other tuberculosis | 1 | 7 | |
| 11 Syphilis | 3 | ||
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 2 | ||
| 13 Cancer | 18 | 21 | |
| 14 Diabetes | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral hæmorrhage | 7 | 12 | |
| 16 Heart disease | 33 | 58 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | 2 | ||
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 8 | 17 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | 5 | 7 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 7 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 1 | ||
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 3 | 2 | |
| 23 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 | |
| 24 Appendicitis | 1 | ||
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | |||
| 26 Other liver diseases | |||
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 2 | 3 | |
| 28 Nephritis | 3 | 2 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | |||
| 30 Other puerperal causes | 1 | ||
| 31 Congenital causes, etc. | 4 | 3 | |
| 32 Senility | 6 | 18 | |
| 33 Suicide | 3 | 1 | |
| 34 Other violence | 3 | 2 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 12 | 10 | |
| 36 Ill-defined or not known | |||
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | |||
| Small-pox | |||
| Poliomyelitis | |||
| Polioencephalitis | |||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 13 | 11 |
| Legitimate | 12 | 10 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | |
| Live Births | Total | 203 | 211 |
| Legitimate | 190 | 202 | |
| Illegitimate | 13 | 9 | |
| Still Births | Total | 6 | 11 |
| Legitimate | 6 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | ||
| Population (estimated middle of 1937 R.G.) | 25,560 | ||