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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
Bromley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX III. Causes ok Deaths, 1925.
| Cause of Deaths. | Male. | Female. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — |
| Small-pox | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping' Cough | 2 | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Other Tuberculosis diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant diseases | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Heart disease | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 30 | 46 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Other respiratory diseases | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | — | 2 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | — | 4 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | 2 | 2 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| - | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Suicide | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other deaths from violence | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Other defined diseases | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| 185 | 232 | 417 |