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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 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Zymotic Diseases Mortality. 1The mortality rates for this group of diseases which includes Enteric Fever, Smallpox, Scarlct Fever, Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping Cough, and Diarrhoea under two years of age, were:-

Zymotic Diseases Mortality. 1

The mortality rates for this group of diseases which includes Enteric Fever, Smallpox, Scarlct Fever, Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping Cough, and Diarrhoea under two years of age, were:-

Dis easeNo. of DeathsDeath rate per 1,000 of the population
MaleFemaleTotal
Enteric Fever----
Smallpox----
Scarlet Fever----
Diphtheria1-10.01
Measles2-20.02
Whooping Cough-110.01
Diarrhoea4260.06

Table: Main Causes of Death.An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:-

Main Causes of Death.

An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:-

DiseasePercentage of total deathsDeath rate per 1,000 population
Diseases of heart and circulatory system31.63.8
Intra-cranial vascular lesions11.21.36
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases11.21.36
Cancer16.31,9
Violence4,80.59
Tuberculosis4.20.52

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