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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for the year 1947.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Syphilitic disease | - | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 2 | - | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cancer (all forms) | 29 | 23 | 52 |
| Diabetes | - | 1 | 1 |
| Intrecranial vascular lesions | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| Heart disease | 39 | 35 | 74 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 4 | 5 | |
| Bronchitis | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ulcer of duodenum or stomach | 4 | - | 4 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | - | 1 | 1 |
| Other digestive diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Nephritis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Premature birth | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Congenital malformations Birth injuries Infantile diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Suicides | 1 | - | 1 |
| Road traffic accidents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other violent causes | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| All other causes | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 153 | 145 | 298 |