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
Uxbridge 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge]
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Causes of Death.
| Diphtheria | nil | nil |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 6 | 5 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 2 |
| Cancer or Malignant Disease | 4 | 6 |
| Rheumatic Fever | nil | nil |
| Meningitis | nil | nil |
| Organic Heart Disease | 10 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 2 |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | nil | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Prematurity | 6 | 2 |
| Other defined diseases | 14 | 21 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | nil | 1 |
| Arterio Sclerosis | 3 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 |
| From Violence | 1 | — |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 6 | 3 |
Infectious Diseases.
Total Notifications, 111, as compared with 135 for year 1920.