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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
Richmond upon Thames 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Thirteen of these 23 deaths occurred in hospital while inquests were held in five cases.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 233 | 282 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
| 2. | Measles | — | — |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — |
| 6. | Influenza | 3 | 6 |
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 12 |
| 10. | Other tuberculosis diseases | 4 | 1 |
| 11. | Syphilis ... | — | — |
| 12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | — |
| 13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 40 | 41 |
| 14. | Diabetes ... | 5 | 10 |
| 15. | Cerebral hasmorrhage, etc. | 10 | 9 |
| 16. | Heart disease | 60 | 78 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 2 | 2 |
| 18. | Other circulatory diseases | 15 | 18 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 4 | 1 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 12 |
| 21. | Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 5 |
| 22. | Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 3 |
| 23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 |
| 24. | Appendicitis | 2 | 5 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of liver | — | — |
| 26. | Other diseases of liver, etc. | 1 | 3 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 5 | 7 |
| 28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 8 | 9 |
| 29. | Puerperal sepsis | — | — |
| 30. | Other puerperal causes | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 7 | 6 |
| 32. | Senility | 7 | 19 |
| 33. | Suicide | 2 | 3 |
| 34. | Other violence | 7 | 6 |
| 35. | Other defined diseases | 18 | 25 |
| 36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | I | — |