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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 1933
[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 | 423 | 369 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | 1 | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | 2 |
| 6 | Influenza | 11 | 13 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 2 |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 40 | 28 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 3 | |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 49 | 51 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 13 | 22 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 79 | 75 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 28 | 20 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 11 | 11 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 27 | 18 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 4 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 1 | |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | |
| 26 | Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | 2 | |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | 14 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 10 | 5 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 4 |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | — | 3 |
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 20 | 12 |
| 32 | Senility | 8 | 13 |
| 33 | Suicide | 5 | 5 |
| 34 | Other Violence | 30 | 10 |
| 35 | Other Defined Diseases | 40 | 30 |
| 36 | Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | — | — |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | |||
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | ||
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.