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Heston and Isleworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.
Table of Causes of Deaths during 1938.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents, all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||
| All causes | 453 | 423 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | — | 2 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | — |
| 6 | Influenza | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 28 | 24 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 74 | 80 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 17 | 17 |
| 16 | Heart Diseases | 115 | 128 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 23 | 9 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 11 | 7 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 19 | 17 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 10 | 2 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 |
| 26 | Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | — | 2 |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 8 | 5 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 10 | 13 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 |
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 25 | 15 |
| 32 | Senility | 9 | 19 |
| 33 | Suicide | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Other Violence | 20 | 11 |
| 35 | Other Defined Diseases | 43 | 37 |
| 36 | Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | — | — |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | |