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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
Southall-Norwood 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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DEATHS—COMPARATIVE TABLE (a).
| DEATHS. | 1924. | 1925. | Increase over 1924. | Decrease. | Comparative Table. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanatorium. | Hanwell Asylum. | Outside Deaths. | |||||
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | - | 1 | -— | — | - |
| Measles | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Heart Disease | 35 | 25 | - | 10 | - | 3 | 7 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 28 | 25 | - | 3 | - | 13 | 8 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | 2 | - | 9 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Cancer | 38 | 40 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 19 | 22 | 3 | — | - | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 8 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Premature Births | 20 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | 1 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicides | 10 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Suicides | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | — | — | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 43 | 44 | 1 | —. | — | 152 | 29 |
| Ill-defined Diseases | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | 15 | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 15 | 13 | - | 2 | " | 2 | 1 |