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. 2.
Male. | Female. | Total 1941. | Total 1940. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Typhoid fever, etc. | - | - | - | |
2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
3. Scarlet fever | - | - | ||
4. Whooping cough | ||||
5. Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
6. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 21 | 13 | 34 | 28 |
7. Other tuberculosis | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
8. Syphilis | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
9. Influenza | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
10. Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | 1 | ||
12. Ac. inf. encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
13/16. Cancer (all forms) | 34 | 37 | 71 | 64 |
17. Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
18. Intra-cran. vase. lesions | 16 | 21 | 37 | 46 |
19. Heart disease | 46 | 53 | 99 | 106 |
20. Other circulatory diseases | 6 | 16 | 22 | 20 |
21. Bronchitis | 22 | 20 | 42 | 47 |
22. Pneumonia (all forms) | 22 | 23 | 45 | 32 |
23. Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
25. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 13 | 7 | 20 | 14 |
26. Appendicitis | - | - | 5 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
28. Nephritis | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
29. Puerperal sepsis | - | — | ||
30. Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
31. Premature birth | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
32. Congenital malformations, etc. | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
33. Suicide | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
34. Road traffic accidents | 5 | - | 5 | 3 |
35. Other violence | 12 | 4 | 16 | 25 |
36. All other causes | 31 | 16 | 47 | 46 |
Total Deaths | 266 | 243 | 509 | 535 |