London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southall 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Causes of Deaths, 1942.

Table II.

Male.Female.Total 1942.Total 1941.
1. Typhoid fever, etc---
2. Cerebro-spinal fever-221
3. Scarlet fever----
4. Whooping cough----
5. Diphtheria1-14
6. Tuberculosis—Respiratory11132434
7. Other tuberculosis4374
8. Syphilitic diseases3363
9. Influenza-4
10. Measles-2
11. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis-111
12. Ac. inf. encephalitis1121
13/16. Cancer (all forms)34387271
17. Diabetes2683
18. Intra-cran. vase, lesions18234137
19. Heart disease47358299
20. Other circulatory diseases4172122
21. Bronchitis951442
22. Pneumonia (all forms)19163545
23. Other respiratory diseases2246
24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum7294
25. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)62820
26. Appendicitis-11-
27. Other digestive diseases57126
28. Nephritis21311
29. Puerperal sepsis-11-
30. Other maternal cause-221
31. Premature birth76136
32. Congenital malformations, etc1151612
33. Suicide1232
34. Road traffic accidents2-25
35. Other violence941316
36. All other causes18234147
Total Death223221444509

Table III.

WardMaleFemaleTotal
Waxlow Manor262652
Northcote292352
Hambrough414485
Dormers Wells362864
Glebe5357110
Norwood Green384381
Total223221444