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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Causes of Death. | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 162 | 156 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | ... | |
| 2 Measles | 1 | ... | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | ... | ... | |
| 4 Whooping cough | ... | ... | |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 Influenza | ... | 1 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | ... | 1 | |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | |
| 9 Respiratory tuberculosis | 5 | 7 | |
| 10 Other tuberculosis | 4 | 1 | |
| 11 Syphilis | 2 | ... | |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, etc | 2 | ||
| 13 Cancer | 22 | 28 | |
| 14 Diabetes | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage | 5 | 7 | |
| 16 Heart disease | 39 | 44 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | ... | 2 | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 8 | 8 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 11 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 3 | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 1 | ... | |
| 23 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 Appendicitis | 2 | 3 | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | ... | ... | |
| 26 Other liver diseases | 1 | ... | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 6 | 3 | |
| 28 Nephritis | 5 | 2 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | ... | ... | |
| 31 Congenital causes, etc | 11 | 2 | |
| 32 Senility | 2 | 5 | |
| 33 Suicide | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 Other violence | 6 | 3 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 16 | 16 | |
| 36 Ill-defined or not known | 1 | ... | |
| 37 Diarrhoea (2 years and over) | ... | ... | |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | |
| Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 19 | 9 |
| Legitimate | 19 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | ... | ... | |
| Live Births | Total | 228 | 187 |
| Legitimate | 212 | 177 | |
| Illegitimate | 16 | 10 | |
| Still Births | Total | 12 | 6 |
| Legitimate | 10 | 5 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | |
| Population (estimated middle of 1938 R.G.) | ... | 25,520 | |