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. | |
426 | 439 | ||
1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
2 | Measles | 0 | 2 |
3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
4 | Whooping Cough | 1 | |
5 | Diphtheria | 1 | |
6 | Influenza | 2 | 6 |
7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 24 | 25 |
10 | Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 6 | 6 |
11 | Syphilis | 1 | |
12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 0 |
13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 60 | 69 |
14 | Diabetes | 1 | 6 |
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 9 | 24 |
16 | Heart Diseases | 113 | 120 |
17 | Aneurysm | 6 | |
18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 21 | 17 |
19 | Bronchitis | 19 | 15 |
20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 28 | 15 |
21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | |
22 | Peptic Ulcer | / | 2 |
23 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 9 | 3 |
24 | Appendicitis | 1 | 3 |
25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 0 |
26 | Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | 1 | 3 |
27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 12 | 11 |
28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 13 |
29 | Puerperal Sepsis | - | 2 |
30 | Other Puerperal Causes | - | 1 |
31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 17 | 19 |
32 | Senility | 10 | 17 |
33 | Suicide | 7 | |
34 | Other Violence | 28 | 13 |
35 | Other Defined Diseases | 27 | 41 |
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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