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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Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | |
---|---|---|
All causes | Male. | Female. |
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ||
2 Measles | ||
3 Scarlet Fever | ||
4 Whooping Cough | ||
5 Diphtheria | 2 | |
6 Influenza | 8 | |
7 Encephalitis Lethargica | l | |
8 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | l | 2 |
9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 17 | |
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||
11 Syphilis | ||
12 General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | ||
13 Cancer, Malignant Disease | ||
14 Diabetes | ||
15 Cerebral Hæmorrhage, &c. | ||
16 Heart Disease | 75 | |
17 Aneurysm | ||
18 Other Circulatory Diseases | ||
19 Bronchitis | ||
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | ||
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | |
22 Peptic Ulcer | 2 | |
23 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 6 | 2 |
24 Appendicitis | 3 | |
25 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | |
26 Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | |
27 Other Digestive Diseases | 7 | |
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | ||
29 Puerperal Sepsis | ||
30 Other Puerperal Causes | ||
31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | ||
32 Senility | ||
33 Suicide | 7 | |
34 Other Violence | ||
35 Other Defined Diseases | ||
36 Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | ||
Special causes (included in No. 35 above) Small-pox | ||
Poliomyelitis | ||
Polioencephalitis |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.