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 Barnes]
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Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1943.
Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes). | Total Deaths | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
2 Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
3 Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
5 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 18 | 13 | 5 |
7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 |
8 Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
9 Influenza | 12 | 8 | 4 |
10 Measles | — | — | — |
11 Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
12 Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | 1 | — |
13 Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph. (m); uterus (f) | 7 | — | 7 |
14 ,, stomach and duodenum | 9 | 4 | 5 |
15 ,, breast | 10 | — | 10 |
16 ,, all other sites | 49 | 26 | 23 |
17 Diabetes | 8 | 4 | 4 |
18 lntra-cranial vascular lesions | 43 | 12 | 31 |
19 Heart Disease | 125 | 59 | 66 |
20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 15 | 6 | 9 |
21 Bronchitis | 27 | 15 | 12 |
22 Pneumonia | 21 | 8 | 13 |
23 Other respiratory diseases | 12 | 8 | 4 |
24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 4 | — |
25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | — | 1 |
26 Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 1 |
27 Other digestive diseases | 16 | 5 | 11 |
28 Nephritis | 9 | 6 | 3 |
29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
30 Other maternal causes | 1 | — | 1 |
31 Premature birth | 2 | 2 | — |
32 Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 11 | 6 | 5 |
33 Suicide | 5 | 2 | 3 |
34 Road traffic accidents | 2 | 2 | — |
35 Other violent causes | 5 | — | 5 |
36 All other causes | 44 | 19 | 25 |
All Causes | 465 | 213 | 252 |