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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Causes of Death in Penge Urban District, 1945. Registrar-General's Figures.
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 127 | 106 | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | — | |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | — | |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 7 | 4 | |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Influenza | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Measles | — | — | |
| 11 | Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | |
| 12 | Acute infective Encephalitis | — | — | |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and Oesophagus (m) Uterus (F) | 3 | 2 | |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Cancer of Breast | — | 3 | |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 16 | 4 | |
| 17 | Diabetes | 1 | — | |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 12 | 19 | |
| 19 | Heart disease | 23 | 28 | |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 3 | 6 | |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 11 | 3 | |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 3 | — | |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | — | |
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | — | 1 | |
| 26 | Appendicitis | — | 1 | |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 2 | 1 | |
| 28 | Nephritis | 3 | 1 | |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | — | — | |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | — | — | |
| 31 | Premature birth | 4 | 2 | |
| 32 | Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infantile disease | 5 | 1 | |
| 33 | Suicide | — | — | |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 1 | — | |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 3 | 3 | |
| 36 | All other causes | 14 | 14 | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 13 | 4 | |
| Legitimate | 12 | 4 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | ||
| Live Births | Total | 220 | 201 | |
| Legitimate | 202 | 183 | ||
| Illegitimate | 18 | 18 | ||
| Still Births | Total | 12 | 6 | |
| Legitimate | 10 | 6 | ||
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | ||
| Population (estimated middle of 1945 R.G.) | ... | 18,720 | ||