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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
Southall-Norwood 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATHS, 1933.
| Male. | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| 209 | 178 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - |
| 2. Measles | - | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | 1 |
| 6. Influenza | 12 | 5 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | 1 |
| 9. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 18 | 19 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 3 |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | - |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane | - | 1 |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 23 | 28 |
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 1 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc | 8 | 4 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 32 | 35 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 3 | 1 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 3 | 6 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 16 | 5 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 9 | 4 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 2 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 3 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 9 | 2 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver | - | 2 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 6 | 4 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 8 | 8 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | - | 6 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | - | 2 |
| 31. Congenital Debility. Malformation, Premature Birth, &c | 13 | 3 |
| 32. Senility | 4 | 6 |
| 33. Suicide | 4 | 1 |
| 34. Other Violence | 13 | 8 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 19 | 12 |