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
Ruislip-Northwood 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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The following table shows causes of death in this District as given in the Registrar-General's statistics:—
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1948 | |||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (m) | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Cancer of Uterus (f) | - | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Cancer of Breast | - | 13 | 13 | - | 10 | 10 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 37 | 29 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Intra-craneal Vascular Lesions | 19 | 31 | 50 | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| Heart Disease | 63 | 64 | 127 | 60 | 62 | 122 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Nephritis | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Peurperal and Post Abortion Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other Maternal Causes | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Congenital Malformation, Birth Injuries, Infantile Diseases | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Suicide | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other Violent Causes | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 40 |
| All other causes | 21 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| All Causes | 256 | 246 | 502 | 260 | 234 | 494 |