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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1939.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S FIGURES.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 143 | 167 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | |
| 2 Measles | — | 1 | |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — | |
| 5 Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 Influenza. | 4 | 2 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — | |
| 8 Cerebro-splnal fever | — | — | |
| 9 Respiratory tuberculosis | 9 | 11 | |
| 10 Other tuberculosis | — | 4 | |
| 11 Syphilis | 1 | — | |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 3 | — | |
| 13 Cancer | 12 | 34 | |
| 14 Diabetes | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc | 2 | 6 | |
| 16 Heart disease | 43 | 39 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | — | — | |
| 13 Other circuatory diseases | 11 | 8 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | 7 | 1 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 13 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 1 | |
| 22 Pepticulcer | 4 | — | |
| 23 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | — | |
| 24 Appendicitis | — | 1 | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | |
| 26 Other liver diseases | — | — | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 3 | 2 | |
| 23 Nephritis | 3 | 3 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | |
| 30 Other puerperal diseases | — | 2 | |
| 31 Congenital causes, etc | 7 | 2 | |
| 32 Senility | 4 | 10 | |
| 33 Suicide | 2 | - | |
| 34 Other violence | 4 | 5 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 9 | 15 | |
| 36 Ill-defined or not known | — | — | |
| 37 Diarrhoea (2 years and over) | -— | 1 | |
| Special causes (included in No.35 above) | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year. | Total | 15 | 4 |
| Legitimate | 13 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | |
| Live Births | Total | 192 | 197 |
| Legitimate | 182 | 185 | |
| Illegitimate | 10 | 12 | |
| Still births | Total | 8 | 12 |
| Legitimate | 8 | 12 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | |
| Population (estimated middle of 1939 . R. G.) | |||
| For death rate | 24,900 | ||
| For birth rate | 25,740 | ||