London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Twickenham 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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T able 4.

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
Whooping Cough
Diarrhoea

T able 5.

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 system41.604.63
Intra.cranial vascular lesions14.661.63
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases8.660.96
Cancer19.042.12
Violence3.430.38
Tuberculosis1.970.22