Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1947 Registrar General' s Official Returns
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 568 | 603 | 1171 | |
1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | 1 | 1 |
3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | - | 1 |
5. | Diphtheria | - | 1 | 1 |
6. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory Syst Br | 22 | 17 | 39 |
7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | - | 1 | 1 |
8. | Syphilitic diseases | 6 | - | 6 |
9. | Influenza | 6 | 8 | 14 |
10. | Measles | - | 2 | 2 |
11. | Acute Polio-myelitis and polioencephalitis . | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12. | Acute infective encephalitis | - | - | - |
13. | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 6 | 11 | 17 |
14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | 13 | 24 |
15. | Cancer of breast | - | 20 | 20 |
16. | Cancer of all other sites | 63 | 58 | 121 |
17. | Diabetes | 1 | 3 | 4 |
18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 46 | 62 | 108 |
19. | Heart disease | 159 | 194 | 353 |
20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 21 | 18 | 39 |
21. | Bronchitis | 46 | 28 | 74 |
22. | Pneumonia | 34 | 32 | 66 |
23. | Other respiratory diseases | 14 | 7 | 21 |
24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 11 | 3 | 14 |
25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 5 | 5 | 10 |
26. | Appendicitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
27. | Other digestive diseases | 10 | 10 | 20 |
28. | Nephritis | 13 | 14 | 27 |
29. | Puerperal and Post-abortive sepsis | - | 2 | 2 |
30. | Other maternal causes | - | 3 | 3 |
31. | Premature birth | 6 | 3 | 9 |
32. | Congenital mlformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 21 | 17 | 38 |
33. | Suicide | 3 | 5 | 8 |
34. | Road traffic accidents | 2 | 3 | 5 |
35. | Other violent causes | 16 | 14 | 30 |
36. | All other causes | 39 | 45 | 84 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY
Five deaths were registered as being due to diseases or
accidents of child-birth as compared with two for the previous
year. The causes of death were as follows:
Case 1. Post part m haemorrhage.
"2. la. Eclampsia. b. Pregnancy 38 weeks (undelivered). 2.
Primipara.
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