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 Ruislip]
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Summary of Causas of Death, 1938. Diseases.
Disease. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | _ | _ | _ |
2. Measles | — | — | — |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | _ | — |
4. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | i | 2 |
6. Influenza | — | 3 | 3 |
7. Encephalitis Lethargiea | — | — | — |
8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | .— |
9. Respiratory Tuberculosis | 11 | 2 | 13 |
10. Other Tuberculosis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
11. Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 |
12. General Paralysis of insane, etc. | — | — | — |
13. Cancer | 18 | 25 | 43 |
14. Diabetes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 5 | 10 | 15 |
16. Heart disease | 48 | 32 | 80 |
17. Aneurvsm | 1 | — | 1 |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 8 | 15 | 23 |
19. Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
20. Pneumonia all forms | 9 | 7 | 16 |
21. Other respiratory | 3 | 2 | 5 |
22. Peptic ulcer | 1 | — | 1 |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
24. Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — |
26. Other diseases of liver | — | 3 | 3 |
27. Other digestive | 3 | 5 | 8 |
28. Nephritis acute and chronic | 3 | 3 | 6 |
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
30. Other puerperal causes | — | 3 | 3 |
31. Congenital debility, Premature birth, etc. | 13 | 11 | 24 |
32. Senility | 1 | 3 | 4 |
33. Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
34. Other violence | 10 | 7 | 17 |
35. Other defined diseases | 15 | 15 | 30 |
36. Ill defined causes | — | — | — |
All Causes : Totals | 163 | 159 | 322 |
General Provisions of Health Services in the Area.
Hospitals.
Fever Hospital.
The Isolation Hospital is situated outside the district at
Hillingdon, Uxbridge. Ruislip-Northwood is one of the four authorities
included in the Joint Hospital Board.
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