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 Southall]
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Table No . 3.
Male | Female | Total 1937 | Total 1936 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Typhoid fever, etc | — | — | — | — | ||
2. Measles | — | — | — | 1 | ||
3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — | 1 | ||
4. Whooping cough | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | ||
5. Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
6. Influenza | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | ||
7. Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
9. Tuberculosis—respiratory | 14 | 13 | 27 | 32 | ||
10. Other tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||
11. Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | ||
12. General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
13. Cancer | 42 | 28 | 70 | 52 | ||
14. Diabetes | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
15. Cerebral haemorrhage | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | ||
16. Heart disease | 54 | 54 | 108 | 82 | ||
17. Aneurysm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
18. Other circulatory diseases | 12 | 26 | 38 | 26 | ||
19. Bronchitis | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | ||
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 9 | 25 | 36 | ||
21 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
22. Peptic ulcer | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | ||
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
24. Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | ||
25. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
26. Other liver diseases | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
27. Other digestive diseases | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
28. Nephritis | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ||
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
30. Other puerperal causes | — | — | — | 4 | ||
31. Congenital causes, etc. | 9 | 13 | 22 | 35 | ||
32. Senility | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
33. Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
34. Other violence | 11 | 6 | 17 | 20 | ||
35. Other defined causes | 21 | 16 | 37 | 24 | ||
36. Ill-defined causes | — | — | — | — | ||
Special Causes (included in No. 35) | ||||||
Smallpox | — | — | ||||
Poliomyelitis | — | 1 | ||||
Polioencephalitis | — | — | ||||
Total Deaths | 244 | 230 | 474 | 424 |