Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |