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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
Barnes 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1940.
| Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes). | Total Deaths | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 2 Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 3 | — |
| 9 Influenza | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 Measles | — | — | — |
| 11 Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — |
| 13 Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph. (m); uterus (f) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 „ stomach and duodenum | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 „ breast | 12 | — | 12 |
| 16 ,, all other sites | 59 | 36 | 23 |
| 17 Diabetes | 3 | — | 3 |
| 18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 38 | 16 | 22 |
| 19 Heart Disease | 108 | 56 | 53 |
| 20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | — | 1 |
| 26 Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 28 Nephritis | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30 Other maternal causes | 2 | — | 2 |
| 31 Premature birth | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 Suicide | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 Road traffic accidents | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 71 | 29 | 42 |
| 36 All other causes | 65 | 23 | 41 |
| All Causes | 554 | 263 | 291 |