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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.
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Table of Causes of Deaths during 1928.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||
| All causes | 338 | 286 | |
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Small-pox | ||
| 3 | Measles | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | ||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | ||
| 6 | Diphtheria | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Influenza | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | |
| 9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | 2 | |
| 10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 18 | 11 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 33 | 34 |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 11 | 21 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 50 | 40 |
| 17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 23 | 10 |
| 18 | Bronchitis | 26 | 14 |
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 27 | 17 |
| 20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | |
| 22 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | |
| 25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | |
| 27 | Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | |
| 28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Pre | ||
| mature Birth | 15 | 13 | |
| 29 | Suicide | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 19 | 11 |
| 31 | Other Defined Diseases | 67 | 66 |
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | |