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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: Table 3.Zymotic Diseases Mortality.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:—

Table 3.

Zymotic Diseases Mortality.

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:—

DiseaseNo. of DeathsDeath rate per 1,000 of the population
MaleFemaleTotal
Enteric Fever----
Smallpox----
Scarlet Fever----
Diphtheria----
Measles-11.009
Whooping Cough----
Diarrhoea----

Table: Table 4.Main Causes of Death.An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:—

Table 4.

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 of the population
Diseases of heart and circulatory system37.014.09
Intra-cranial vascular lesions12.781.41
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases12.031.33
Cancer17.581.94
Violence3.190.35
Tuberculosis3.110.34