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. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Male. | Female | ||
All causes | 390 | 388 | |
1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | _ | _ |
2 | Measles | _ | — |
3 | Scarlet Fever | _ | 1 |
4 | Whooping Cough | - | — |
5 | Diphtheria | 2 | 1 |
6 | Influenza | _ | 1 |
7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | 1 |
8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 |
9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 25 | 19 |
10 | Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 4 | 5 |
11 | Syphilis | 1 | — |
12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 2 | |
13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 60 | 60 |
14 | Diabetes | 7 | 9 |
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 16 | 25 |
16 | Heart Diseases | 90 | 98 |
17 | Aneurysm | 2 | 1 |
18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 20 | 16 |
19 | Bronchitis | 10 | 10 |
20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 18 |
21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 5 |
22 | Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 2 |
23 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 3 | 2 |
24 | Appendicitis | 2 | 3 |
25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 |
26 | Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | _ | _ |
27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 8 | 10 |
28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 17 | 8 |
29 | Puerperal Sepsis | - | 2 |
30 | Other Puerperal Causes | - | 5 |
31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 18 | 20 |
32 | Senility | 7 | 14 |
33 | Suicide | 2 | 6 |
34 | Other Violence | 24 | 11 |
35 | Other Defined Diseases | 34 | 32 |
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.
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