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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Causes of Deaths, 1936.
Table No. 3.
| Male | Female | Total 1936 | Total 1935 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid fever, etc. | ||||||
| 2. Measles | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4. Whooping cough | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | ||
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6. Influenza | 6 | 1 | 7 | _ | ||
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | |||
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9. Tuberculosis—respiratory | 19 | 13 | 32 | 24 | ||
| 10. Other tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, etc. | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 13. Cancer | 22 | 30 | 52 | 57 | ||
| 14. Diabetes | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 16. Heart disease | 33 | 49 | 82 | 101 | ||
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 10 | 16 | 26 | 22 | ||
| 19. Bronchitis | 15 | 13 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 18 | 36 | 16 | ||
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | ||
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | — | — | 2 | |||
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | ||
| 26. Other liver diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 28. Nephritis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 31. Congenital causes, etc. | 21 | 14 | 35 | 23 | ||
| 32. Senility | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 34. Other violence | 15 | 5 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 35. Other defined causes | 15 | 9 | 24 | 23 | ||
| 36. Ill-defined causes | ||||||
| Special Causes (included in No. 35) | ||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | ||||
| Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | ||||
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | ||||
| Total Deaths | 212 | 212 | 424 | 398 | ||