London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Deaths.
The net deaths registered in the borough during 1948 were: Males, 538;
females, 533; total, 1,071. This represents a decrease of 100 compared with
the previous year.
The death rate per 1,000 of the population was 10.04, as compared with
10.8 for England and Wales. The natural increase of population (that is,
excess of birth over deaths) was 621, as compared with 918 for 1947.
Sex Mortality.
The sex mortality rate was : Males, 5.04 per 1,000 ; females, 5.00 per
1,000.
The mortality rates for this group of diseases, which includes enteric fever, smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria,, measles, whooping cough and diarrhoea under two years of age, were:-
| Disease | No. of Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 of the population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - |
| Smallpox | .- | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 1 | - | 1 | •009 |
| Whooping Cough | . | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 3 | 4 | •037 |
An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:-
| Disease | Percentage of total deaths | Death rate per 1,000 of the population |
|---|---|---|
| Diseases of heart and circulatory system | 33.8 | 3.39 |
| Intra.cranial vascular lesions | 10.36 | 1.04 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases | 11.2 | 1.12 |
| Cancel | 20.45 | 2.05 |
| Violence | 2.24 | 0.22 |
| Tuberculosis | 4.3 | 0.43 |