London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Romford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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| Causes of Death | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Enteric Fever | 1 | |
| 2. | Smallpox | ||
| 3. | Measles | 2 | |
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | ||
| 5. | Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 |
| 6. | Diphtheria | 1 | 3 |
| 7. | Influenza | 3 | 6 |
| 8. | Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 1 |
| 9. | Meningococcal Meningitis | ||
| 10. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 26 | 19 |
| 11. | Other Tuberculous diseases | 1 | 2 |
| 12. | Cancer, malignant disease | 23 | 26 |
| 13. | Rheumatic fever | ||
| 14. | Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
| 15. | Cerebral haemorrhage | 5 | 12 |
| 16. | Heart disease | 36 | 29 |
| 17. | Arterio-sclerosis | 2 | |
| 18. | Bronchitis | 15 | 12 |
| 19. | Pneumonia | 17 | 8 |
| 20. | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 1 |
| 21. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | 1 |
| 22. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 10 |
| 23. | Appendicitis | 2 | 2 |
| 24. | Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | |
| 25. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 4 | 5 |
| 26. | Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | |
| 27. | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | |
| 28. | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 17 | 14 |
| 29. | Suicide | 5 | 2 |
| 30. | Other violence | 13 | 4 |
| 31. | Other defined diseases | 24 | 31 |
| 32. | Causes ill defined or unknown | ||
| Totals | 213 | 204 | |