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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 1.
| Year | Population | Population trend | Migration excess | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total increase or decrease | Percentage proportion | Natural increase or decrease | Inward | Outward | ||
| 1937 | 94,230 | + 4,090 | + 4.34% | + 376 | 3,714 | — |
| 1938 | 96,550 | + 2,320 | + 2.46% | + 363 | 1,957 | — |
| 1939 | 97,440 | + 890 | + 0.92% | + 383 | 507 | — |
| 1940 | 94,070 | — 3,370 | — 3.46% | — 15 | — | 3,355 |
| 1941 | 91,320 | — 2,250 | — 2.39% | + 38 | — | 2,288 |
| 1942 | 92,460 | + 640 | + 0.70% | + 450 | 190 | — |
| 1943 | 92,780 | + 320 | + 0.35% | + 502 | — | 182 |
| 1944 | 88,660 | — 4,120 | — 4.44% | + 507 | — | 4,627 |
| 1945 | 91,920 | + 3,260 | + 3.68% | + 424 | 2,836 | — |
| 1946 | 102,850 | + 10,930 | + 11.89% | + 835 | 10,095 | — |
| 1947 | 105,930 | + 3,080 | + 2.99% | + 918 | 2,162 | — |
| 1948 | 106,700 | + 770 | + 0.73% | + 621 | 149 | — |
| 1949 | 103,900 | 200 | + 0.19% | + 399 | — | 199 |
Table 2.
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 594 | 610 | 1204 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 26 | 14 | 40 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 9. Influenza | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 10. Measles | — | — | — |
| 11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M),uterus (F) | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | — | 18 | 18 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 83 | 76 | 159 |
| 17. Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 54 | 82 | 136 |
| 19. Heart disease | 201 | 195 | 396 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 28. Nephritis | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Premature birth | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile | |||
| disease | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 33. Suicide | - | 2 | 2 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 36. All other causes | 43 | 38 | 81 |