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, 1944. REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S FIGURES.
Causes of Death | Males | Females | |
---|---|---|---|
All causes | 175 | 189 | |
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | |
2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | - | |
3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
4. Whooping Cough | - | - | |
5. Diphtheria | - | - | |
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 6 | 8 | |
7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | |
8. Syphilitic diseases | 1 | - | |
9. Influenza | 1 | 3 | |
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 | 4 | 3 | |
15. Cancer of Breast | - | 4 | |
16. Cancer of all other sites | 11 | 10 | |
17. Diabetes | - | 3 | |
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 9 | 11 | |
19. Heart disease | 28 | 27 | |
20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 6 | 8 | |
21, Bronchitis | 9 | 9 | |
22, Pneumonia. | 8 | 10 | |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 4 | |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | 2 | |
25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 2 | 3 | |
26. Appendicitis | - | - | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 3 | 4 | |
28. Nehritis. | 2 | 2 | |
29. Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | — | — | |
30. Other maternal causes | — | 1 | |
31. Premature birth. | 7 | 2 | |
32. Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 7 | 7 | |
33. Suicide | 1 | — | |
34. Road traffic accidents | 3 | 1 | |
35. Other violent causes | 42 | 48 | |
36, All other causes | 15 | 16 | |
Deaths of Infante under 1 year | Total | 22 | 15 |
Legitimate | 22 | 10 | |
Illegitimate | — | 5 | |
Live Births | Total | 182 | 163 |
Legitimate | 169 | 149 | |
Illegitimate | 13 | 14 | |
Still Births | Total | 6 | 6 |
Legitimate | 6 | 6 | |
Illegitimate | — | — | |
Population (estimated middle of 1944 R.G. ) | 17,860 |
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