Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX III.
Causes of Death, 1934.
Male. | Female. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
2. | Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
3. | Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4. | Whooping Cough | — | 3 | 3 |
5. | Diphtheria | 2 | — | 2 |
6. | Influenza | 4 | 3 | 7 |
7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
8. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — |
9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 9 | 3 | 12 |
10. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 4 | 7 |
11. | Syphilis | — | — | — |
12. | General paralysis of the insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | _ | 1 |
13. | Cancer (malignant disease) | 28 | 45 | 73 |
14. | Diabetes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
15. | Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc. | 14 | 13 | 27 |
16. | Heart Disease | 58 | 93 | 151 |
17. | Aneurysm | 2 | — | 2 |
18. | Other Circulatory Diseases | 10 | 14 | 24 |
19. | Bronchitis | 8 | 6 | 14 |
20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 7 | 21 |
21. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 3 | 8 |
22. | Peptic Ulcer | 1 | 2 | 3 |
23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 7 | — | 7 |
24. | Appendicitis | — | 3 | 3 |
25. | Cirrhosis of Liver, | — | 1 | 1 |
26. | Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | 5 | 5 |
27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 11 | 20 |
28. | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 8 | 15 |
29. | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
30. | Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 | 9 |
31. | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth. Malformations, etc. | 11 | 6 | 17 |
32. | Senility | 4 | 6 | 10 |
33. | Suicide | 8 | — | 8 |
34. | Other Violence | 9 | 6 | 15 |
35. | Other defined diseases | 28 | 24 | 52 |
36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 246 | 275 | 521 |