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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Table II. Causes of Deaths during 1924.
Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | ||
All causes | 262 | 245 | |
1 | Enteric Fever | ... | ... |
2 | Small-pox | ... | ... |
3 | Measles | 7 | 7 |
4 | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... |
5 | Whooping Cough | 1 | ... |
6 | Diphtheria | 8 | 2 |
7 | Influenza | 4 | 7 |
8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | ... |
9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... |
10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 23 | 13 |
11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 5 |
12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 31 | 32 |
13 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... |
14 | Diabetes | ... | 2 |
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, Ac. | 6 | 15 |
16 | Heart Disease | 35 | 36 |
17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 8 | 8 |
18 | Bronchitis | 16 | 22 |
19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 19 | 18 |
20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 3 |
21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | 3 |
22 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 3 |
23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 3 |
24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 2 |
25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | 4 |
26 | Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 1 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | |
28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 18 | 8 |
29 | Suicide | 4 | |
30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 7 | 2 |
31 | Other Defined Diseases | 48 | 49 |
32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... |
According to figuies furnished by the Registrar-Geneial. |