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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX III.
Causes of Death, 1930.
| Causes. | Male. | Female. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| Other Tuberculosis diseases | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 31 | 38 | 69 |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Heart Disease | 47 | 57 | 104 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — |
| Acute and chronic Nephritis | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | - | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Suicide | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Other deaths from violence | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Other defined diseases | 26 | 47 | 73 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| Total | 200 | 229 | 429 |