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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]#
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Table 4.
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 | — | — | - | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 | 0.009 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — |
Table 5.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disease of heart and circulatory system | 38.56 | 4.19 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 11.34 | 1.23 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases | 10.99 | 1.20 |
| Cancer | 16.57 | 1 .88 |
| Violence | 5.49 | 0.60 |
| Tuberculosis | 2.26 | 0.25 |