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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 1934
[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 | |