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, 1940.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S FIGURES.
Causes of Death. | Males | Females | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 176 | 213 | |
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | |
2 Cerebro-spinal fever. | - | - | |
3 Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
4 Whooping Cough. | - | - | |
5 Diphtheria | - | - | |
6 Respiratory tuberculosis | 7 | 3 | |
7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |
8 Syphilitic diseases | - | - | |
9 Influenza | - | - | |
10 Measles | - | - | |
11 Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | - | - | |
12 Acute infective Encephalitis | - | - | |
13 Cancer of buccal cavity and Oesophagus (m) Uterus (f) | - | 2 | |
14 Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | 6 | |
15 Cancer of Breast | - | 3 | |
16 Cancer of all other sites | 15 | 10 | |
17 Diabetes. | - | 5 | |
18 Intra-cranial' vascular lesions | 9 | 16 | |
19 Heart disease | 40 | 54 | |
20 Diseases of circulatory system(other) | 7 | 11 | |
21 Bronchitis | 10 | 7 | |
22 Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 10 | |
23 Other respiratory diseases. | 2 | 3 | |
24 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | 2 | |
25 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | 2 | |
26 Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | |
27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 8 | |
28 Nephritis | 6 | 3 | |
29 Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | - | - | |
30 Other maternal causes | - | - | |
31 Premature birth | 5 | 2 | |
32 Congenital causes, etc. | 2 | 3 | |
33 Suicide | 2 | - | |
34 Road traffic accidents | 3 | 1 | |
35 Other violent causes | 23 | 26 | |
36 All other causes | 17 | 34 | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 13 | 12 |
Legitimate | 12 | 12 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | - | |
Live Births | Total | 198 | 203 |
Legitimate | 194 | 191 | |
Illegitimate | 4 | 12 | |
Still Births | Total | 6 | |
Legitimate | 5 | 3 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | - |
Civilian Population (estimated 1940 Registrar General) 21,820.
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