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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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CAUSES OP DEATH 1943
Registrar General's Official Returns
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 545 | 599 | 1,144 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | ||
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - | |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | - | - | |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 1 | - | 1 |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 31 | 11 | 42 |
| 7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 4 | |
| 9. | Influenza | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 10. | Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11. | Acute Polio-myelitis & polio-encephalitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12. | Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13. | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum- | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 82 | 57 | 139 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 18. | Infra-cranial vascular, lesions | 30 | 62 | 92 |
| 19. | Heart disease | 160 | 163 | 323 |
| 20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | - | 2 | 2 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 29. | Puerperal & Post-abortive Sepsis | - | 3 | 3 |
| 30. | Other maternal causes | - | 3 | 3 |
| 31. | Premature birth | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 32. | Congenital malformations, birth Injury infantile diseases | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 33. | Suicide | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 34. | Road traffic accidents | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 36. | All other causes | 48 | 49 | 97 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY
During the year six deaths were registered as being due
to diseases or accidents of child-birth, all of which occurred in
institutions outside the Borough.
The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births, was 3.5 compared with 1,45 for England and Wales.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
There were 79 deaths of infants under one year during the
year, giving an infantile mortality rate of 47.99 per 1,000 live
births. This shows a further reduction compared with the figure
°f 53.1 for 1942, The rate for England and Wales in 1943 was 49.
Congenital malformations, premature birth, etc. caused
43 (or 54.4%) of the total infant deaths.
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