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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
Twickenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Registrar General's official returns.
| Causes of Death. | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 487 | 470 | 957 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
| 2. | Measles | — | 2 | 2 |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | - | 1 | 1 |
| 4. | Whooping cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6. | Influenza | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7. | Encephalitis lethargica | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8. | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | - |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 32 | 10 | 42 |
| 10. | Other tubercular diseases | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11. | Syphilis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 92 | 87 | 179 |
| 14. | Diabetes | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 15. | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 9 | 27 | 36 |
| 16. | Heart disease | 111 | 138 | 249 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18. | Other circulatory diseases | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| 21. | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 22. | Peptic ulcer | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 24. | Appendicitis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 26. | Other diseases of the liver, etc. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases. | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 29. | Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30. | Other puerperal causes | — | 4 | 4 |
| 31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 27 | 8 | 35 |
| 32. | Senility | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 33. | Suicide | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 34. | Other violence | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 35. | Other defined diseases | 46 | 34 | 80 |
| 36. | Causes'ill-defined or unknown ... | 1 | — | 1 |
| 37. | Diarrhoea, 2 years and over | — | — | — |
Maternal Mortality.
During the year 1938, four women died from conditions associated with
pregnancy or childbirth. The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live
and still) births was 2.7, compared with 2.97 for England and Wales.
Infantile Mortality.
The deaths of infants under one year of age during 1938 numbered G4,
producing an infantile mortality rale of 45.8 per 1,000 live births. The rate
for England and Wales was 53.
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