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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 4.—Causes of Death during the Year 1946.
| 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 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system. | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| 8 | Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 4 | — |
| 9 | Influenza | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Measles | — | — | — |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | 1 | — |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesoph. (m) ; uterus (f) | 6 | 6 | — |
| 14 | ,, stomach and duodenum | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | ,, breast | 13 | — | 13 |
| 16 | ,, all other sites | 55 | 30 | 25 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 54 | 23 | 31 |
| 19 | Heart Disease | 138 | 74 | 64 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 4 | 4 | — |
| 25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 2 | — | 2 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 1 | —- | 1 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 1 | — | 1 |
| 31 | Premature birth | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 33 | Suicide | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 2 | 2 | — |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | All other causes | 48 | 26 | 22 |
| All Causes | 498 | 261 | 237 | |