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 1944.
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 | — | — | — |
4 Whooping Cough | — | 1 | — |
5 Diphtheria | 1 | — | |
6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system. . | 11 | 6 | 5 |
7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 2 |
8 Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
9 Influenza | 6 | 3 | 3 |
10 Measles | — | — | — |
11 Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
12 Acute infectious encephalitis | 3 | 3 | — |
13 Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph. (m) ; uterus (f) | 11 | 6 | 5 |
14 „ stomach and duodenum | 10 | 4 | 6 |
15 „ breast | 6 | — | 6 |
16 „ all other sites | 46 | 24 | 22 |
17 Diabetes | 4 | 2 | 2 |
18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 33 | 9 | 24 |
19 Heart Disease | 116 | 67 | 49 |
20 Other diseases of circulatory system | 15 | 5 | 10 |
21 Bronchitis | 15 | 9 | 6 |
22 Pneumonia | 13 | 8 | 5 |
23 Other respiratory diseases | 16 | 8 | 8 |
24 Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 3 | 3 | — |
25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 5 | 4 | 1 |
26 Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 |
27 Other digestive diseases | 9 | 4 | 5 |
28 Nephritis | 7 | 3 | 4 |
29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
30 Other maternal causes | 2 | — | 2 |
31 Premature birth | 4 | 2 | 2 |
32 Congenital malformations, birth injury, infintile diseases | 12 | 8 | 4 |
33 Suicide | 6 | 4 | 2 |
34 Road traffic accidents | 2 | 1 | 1 |
35 Other violent causes | 49 | 30 | 19 |
36 All other causes | 48 | 18 | 30 |
All Causes | 458 | 233 | 225 |