Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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(3) Respiratory Diseases. The deaths from these diseases, viz., Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases number 70 as compared with 74 in 1924.
Causes of Death | M. | F. |
---|---|---|
All Causes. | 208 | 234 |
1. Enteric Fever | — | — |
2. Smallpox | — | — |
3. Measles | 2 | — |
4. Scarlet Fever | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — |
6. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
7. Influenza | 8 | 6 |
8. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 3 |
9. Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — |
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 14 | 7 |
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 5 |
12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 29 | 33 |
13. Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 |
14. Diabetes | 1 | 5 |
15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, &c. | 11 | 20 |
16. Heart Disease | 29 | 47 |
17. Arterio-sclerosis | 9 | 7 |
18 Bronchitis | 18 | 23 |
19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 13 |
20. Other Respiratory Diseases | — | 4 |
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 2 | 2 |
22. Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 2 |
24. Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 |
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 3 |
26. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |
27. Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | _ | — |
28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 11 | 4 |
29. Suicide | 1 | — |
30. Other Deaths from Violence | 15 | 6 |
31. Other defined Diseases | 30 | 40 |
32. Causes ill defined or unknown | — | — |
Special Causes (included above)— | ||
Poliomyelitis | — | — |
Polioencephalitis | — | — |
Death of Infants ( Total | 16 | 9 |
under 1 year ( Illegitimate | 2 | 2 |
Total Births... | 285 | 245 |
Legitimate | 264 | 226 |
Illegitimate | 21 | 19 |
Population | 34,690 |