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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX III. Causes of Death, 1932.
| Causes | Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
| 2. | Measles | — | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 6. | Influenza | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 10. | Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 11. | Syphilis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 12. | General paralysis of the insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 38 | 40 | 78 |
| 14. | Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15. | Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc. | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 16. | Heart Disease | 60 | 86 | 146 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18. | Other Circulatory Diseases | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 21. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | 1 | 1 |
| 24. | Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | 1 |
| 26. | Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | 4 | 4 |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 28. | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 29. | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 30. | Other Puerperal Causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31. | Congenital Debility. Premature Birth. Malformations, etc. | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 32. | Senility | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 33. | Suicide | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 34. | Other violence | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 35. | Other defined diseases | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| 36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 228 | 276 | 504 | |