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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
Chigwell 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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The following is the Registrar General's list of Causes of Death CAUSES OF DEATH.
| All Causes. | Male | Female. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | — | - |
| 2. | Measles | — | - |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | - |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | — | - |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | - |
| 6. | Influenza | 5 | 1 |
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | - |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 4 | 4 |
| 10. | Other Tubercular Diseases | — | — |
| 11. | Syphilis | 1 | — |
| 12. | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | — |
| 13. | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 20 | 17 |
| 14. | Diabetes | 3 | 3 |
| 15. | Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 5 | 10 |
| 16. | Heart Disease | 19 | 22 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | — | — |
| 18. | Other Circulatory Diseases | 9 | 4 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 8 | 2 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 6 | 2 |
| 21. | Other Respiratory Diseases | — | 1 |
| 22. | Peptic Ulcer | 1 | — |
| 23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | — |
| 24. | Appendicitis | — | 1 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of the Liver | — | — |
| 26. | Other Diseases of the Liver | — | — |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 3 |
| 28. | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | 5 |
| 29. | Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |