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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table of Causes of Deaths during 1926.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Resident— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| all ages. | |||
| Male. | Female | ||
| All causes | 259 | 241 | |
| 1 | Enteric Fever | ||
| 2 | Small-pox | ||
| 3 | Measles | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | ||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Diphtheria | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Influenza | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | |
| 10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 20 | 17 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 38 | 33 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | |
| ] 4 | Diabetes | 5 | |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, Ac. | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 31 | 40 |
| 17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | Bronchitis | 10 | 15 |
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 2 | |
| 22 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | ||
| 25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 11 |
| 26 | Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | |
| 27 | Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | |
| 28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 17 | 6 |
| 29 | Suicide | 7 | 2 |
| 30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 11 | 7 |
| 31 | Other Defined Diseases | 46 | 47 |
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ||
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.