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 Chigwell]
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Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for the year 1949.
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis (all forms) | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Influenza | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Acute poliomyelitis | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Cancer (all forms) | 34 | 33 | 67 |
Diabetes | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Intercranial vascular lesions | 9 | 28 | 37 |
Heart disease | 34 | 41 | 75 |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Bronchitis | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Pneumonia | 9 | 8 | 17 |
*Other respiratory disease | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Ulcer of duodenum or stomach | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Digestive diseases | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Nephritis | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Premature birth | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Birth injuries | |||
Infantile diseases | |||
Suicides | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Road traffic accidents | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Other violent causes | 2 | 3 | 5 |
All other causes | 8 | 11 | 19 |
144 | 178 | 322 | |
* Excluding tuberculosis. |