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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
Heston and Isleworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||
| All causes | |||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | |||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ||
| Diphtheria | |||
| Influenza | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ||
| Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ||
| Diabetes | |||
| Cerebral Hasmorrhage, &c. | 8 | ||
| Heart Disease | |||
| Arterio-sclerosis | |||
| Bronchitis | |||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | |||
| Other Respiratory Diseases | ... | ||
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum ... | |||
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | |||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | |||
| 24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | |
| 25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | |
| 26 | Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 3 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | |||
| Suicide | 2 | ||
| Other Deaths from Violence | |||
| 31 | Other Defined Diseases | 51 | |
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... |
| According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General | |||