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Twickenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Deaths.
Nett number of deaths 467
Decrease compared with year, 1934 24
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 9.9
Decrease compared with year, 1934 1.6
The death rate of 9.9 per 1,000 of the estimated population was the lowest since the year
1930, which in its turn was the lowest on record. It may be noted that the death rate for 140
towns with population of comparable size was 11.2 per 1,000, and that for England and Wales
generally was 11.7 per 1,000.
CAUSES OF DEATH AT ALL AGES. Year 1935. Registrar General's figures.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 237 | 230 | 467 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - |
| 2. | Measles | - | - | - |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6. | Influenza | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| 8. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 10. | Other tubercular diseases | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| 14. | Diabetes | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15. | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 0 | 9 | IS |
| 16. | Heart disease | 52 | 67 | 110 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 1 | — | 1 |
| 18. | Other circulatory diseases | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 21. | Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Peptic ulcer | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhoea,, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 24. | Appendicitis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | — | 2 |
| 26. | Other diseases of the liver, etc. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 29. | Puerperal sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
| 30. | Other puerperal causes | — | 2 | 2 |
| 31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 32. | Senility | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 33. | Suicide | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 34. | Other violence | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 35. | Other defined diseases | 26 | 17 | 43 |
| 36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - |
Compared with the preceding year there was a decline in the deaths from infectious disease,
and in deaths as the result of suicide and other forms of violence. The deaths from cancer and
diseases of the heart and circulation were practically the same as for the year 1934.
The cancer death rate per 1,000 of the population was 1.64.
The number of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis was 27, compared with 16 during
1934.
Deaths from Infectious Diseases.
| Disease | 1934 | 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate per 1000 of population. | Number | Rate per 1000 of population. | |
| Measles | 8 | 0.8 | — | - |
| Whooping cough | — | - | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 3 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.0G |
| Enteric fever | 1 | 0.02 | - | — |
| Influenza | 3 | 0.06 | 8 | 0.17 |
| Tuberculosis (pul.) | 16 | 0.30 | 27 | 0.57 |