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

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Southall 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Causes of Deaths, 1943.

Table III.

Male.Female.Total 1943.Total 1942.
1.Typhoid fever, etc____
2.Cerebro-spinal fever---2
3.Scarlet fever--_-
4.Whooping cough----
5.Diphtheria---i
6.Tuberculosis-Respiratory20143424
7.Other tuberculosis3367
8.Syphilitic diseases556
9.Influenza235-
10.Measles112-
11.Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis---1
12.Ac. inf. encephalitis---2
13/l6Cancer (all forms)51469772
17.Diabetes338
18.Intra-cran. vase. lesions10233341
19.Heart disease435i9482
20.Other circulatory diseases7222921
21.Bronchitis12183014
22.Pneumonia (all forms)15153035
23.Other respiratory diseases4374
24.Ulcer of stomach or duodenum82109
25.Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)75128
26.Appendicitis---1
27.Other digestive diseases921112
28.Nephritis6393
29.Puerperal sepsis-111
30.Other maternal causes---2
31.Premature birth54913
32.Congenital malformations, etc951416
33.Suicide3143
34.Road traffic accidents-2
35.Other violence841213
36.All other causes21143541
Total Deaths249243492444

Table IV.

WardMaleFemaleTotal
Waxlow Manor372663
Northcote422870
Hambrough484593
Dormers Wells363773
Glebe4361104
Norwood Green434689
Total249243492