London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table No. 3.
| Male | Female | Total 1938 | Total 1937 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid fever, etc | - | - | — | — | ||
| 2. Measles | - | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 3. Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5. Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 6. Influenza | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9. Tuberculosis—respiratory | 16 | 12 | 28 | 27 | ||
| 10. Other tuberculosis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 11. Syphilis | - | - | - | - | ||
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| 13. Cancer | 27 | 30 | 57 | 70 | ||
| 14. Diabetes | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 16. Heart disease | 67 | 36 | 103 | 108 | ||
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 13 | 22 | 35 | 38 | ||
| 19. Bronchitis | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 10 | 24 | 25 | ||
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 26. Other liver diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 28. Nephritis | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 30. Other puerperal causes | - | - | - ' | - | ||
| 31. Congenital causes, etc. | 22 | 13 | 35 | 22 | ||
| 32. Senility | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 34. Other violence | 14 | 4 | 18 | 17 | ||
| 35. Other defined causes | 18 | 17 | 35 | 37 | ||
| 36. Ill-defined causes | — | — | — | — | ||
| Special Causes (included in No. 35) | ||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | ||||
| Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | ||||
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | ||||
| Total Deaths | 249 | 204 | 453 | 474 | ||