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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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The neonatal deaths, i.e. deaths occurring in the first four
weeks numbered 8 out of the total of 15. This gives a neonatal
mortality of 20 per 1,000 births. Six of these deaths were due to
Congenital Debility and Premature Birth.
Seven of these 15 deaths occurred in hospital or nursing homes while inquests were held in three cases.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 235 | 266 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
| 2. Measles | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — |
| 6. Influenza | 6 | 12 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 11 | 11 |
| 10. Other tuberculosis diseases | 3 | 2 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | — |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 45 | 43 |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 3 |
| 15. Cerebral hœmorrhage, etc. | 5 | 10 |
| 16. Heart disease | 58 | 50 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 16 | 19 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 9 | 9 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 10 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 4 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 1 | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | — |
| 24. Appendicitis | 3 | 2 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | 1 |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 1 | 1 |