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Twickenham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Deaths.
Nett number of deaths 467
Increase compared with 1932 40
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 11.2
Increase compared with 1932 0.8
The (uncorrected) death rate was somewhat higher than that for the preceding year, but
was 1.0 per thousand less than that for England and Wales generally, and practically the same
as that for towns of comparable size.
CAUSES OF DEATH AT'ALL AGES.
Year 1933- Registrar General's figures.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 217 | 250 | 467 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - |
| 2. Measles | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6. Influenza | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 10. Other tubercular diseases | - | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Syphilis | 4 | — | 4 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 3 | — | 3 |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 16. Heart disease | 19 | 65 | 114 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | I | 2 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 19. Bronchitis | ti | 14 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 7 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | — | 2 | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | — | — |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26. Other diseases of the liver, etc. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 15 | ||
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 6 | t) | 15 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 32. Senility | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 33. Suicide | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 34. Other violence ... | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Compared with the preceding year, there was an increase in the deaths from Influenza,
Tuberculosis of the lungs, Bronchitis, Cancer and diseases of the heart and circulation. The
deaths from Violence, excluding suicide, numbered 20, exactly double the number for the previous
year.
Of the total deaths of Twickenham residents, 142 occurred in the County Council
Institutions of Isleworth and elsewhere, 38 in hospitals in Twickenham, Richmond, London and
elsewhere, 8 in Sanatoria and 17 in Nursing Hemes. This means that approximately 44 per cent,
of the deaths of Twickenham persons occurred in hospitals and other institutions for the reception
of the sick, excluding mental hospitals.
| Disease | 1932 | 1933 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate per 1000 of population. | Number | Rate per 1000 of population. | |
| Measles | 1 | 0.02 | — | — |
| Whooping cough | 2 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.07 |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | 1 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Enteric fever | 1 | 0.02 | — | — |
| Influenza | 11 | 0.27 | 20 | 0.48 |
| Tuberculosis (pul.) | 27 | 0-66 | 34 | 0.81 |