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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Registrar-General's Official Returns-
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 538 | 533 | 1,071 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
| 2. Cerebro spinal fever | - | - | - |
| 3. Scarlet fever | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping cough | - | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 9. Influenza | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10. Measles | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M),uterus(F) | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 89 | 54 | 143 |
| 17. Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 50 | 61 | 111 |
| 19. Heart disease | 159 | 159 | 318 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 37 | 17 | 54 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 26. Appendicitis | - | - | - |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 28. Nephritis | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | - | - | - |
| 31. Premature birth | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 33- Suicide | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 36. All other causes | 38 | 46 | 84 |
Maternal Mortality-
One' death was registered as being due to diseases or accidents of child
birth as compared with five for the previous year- The cause of death was
as follows :-
Septicaemia due to incomplete abortion- Natural causes- P-M-
A full enquiry is made into the cause of every maternal death-
The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births was
0-58- That for England and Wales was 1-02-
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