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Penge 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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CAUSES OF DEATHS IN PENGE URBAN DISTRICT, 1946.
| Registrar-general's figures. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 130 | 169 | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | _ | — | |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | _ | — | |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | _ | — | |
| 4 | Whooping cough | _ | — | |
| 5 | Diphtheria | _ | — | |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | — | |
| 8 | Syphilitis diseases | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Influenza | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Measles | _ | _ | |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | _ | _ | |
| 12 | Acute infective encephalitis | _ | _ | |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and Oesophagus (m) Uterus (f) | 2 | 5 | |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 3 | |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | _ | 10 | |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 12 | 16 | |
| 17 | Diabetes | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 9 | 19 | |
| 19 | Heart disease | 38 | 51 | |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 6 | 7 | |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 11 | 7 | |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 5 | 10 | |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 1 | |
| 24 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 1 | |
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | _ | 1 | |
| 26 | Appendicitis | _ | 1 | |
| 27 | Other digestive causes | _ | 3 | |
| 28 | Nephritis | 5 | 2 | |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | _ | — | |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | _ | 1 | |
| 31 | Premature birth | 3 | 2 | |
| 32 | Congenital malformation, birth injuries, infantile disease | 2 | 2 | |
| 33 | Suicide | _ | — | |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 3 | — | |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 2 | 3 | |
| 36 | All other causes | 14 | 14 | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 7 | 12 | |
| Legitimate | 6 | 11 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | ||
| Live Births | Total | 314 | 279 | |
| Legitimate | 295 | 257 | ||
| Illegitimate | 19 | 22 | ||
| Still Births | Total | 11 | 9 | |
| Legitimate | 11 | 8 | ||
| Illegitimate | _ | 1 | ||
| Civilian Population (estimated middle of 1946 R.G.) | 22,980 | |||