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
Richmond upon Thames 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| DEATHS. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 215 | 257 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - |
| 2. | Measles | — | — |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | 1 |
| 6. | Influenza | 3 | 17 |
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 6 | 6 |
| 10. | Other tuberculous diseases | — | 2 |
| 11. | Syphilis | 1 | — |
| 12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | 1 |
| 13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 35 | 40 |
| 14. | Diabetes | 2 | 8 |
| 15. | Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | 5 | 15 |
| 16. | Heart disease | 66 | 78 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 2 | — |
| 18. | Other circulatory diseases | 14 | 14 |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 4 | 6 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 7 | 5 |
| 21. | Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 1 |
| 22. | Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 2 |
| 23. | Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | — | — |
| 24. | Appendicitis | 3 | 1 |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | — |
| 26. | Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | — |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 5 | 6 |
| 28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 8 | 8 |
| 29. | Puerperal sepsis | — | — |
| 30. | Other puerperal causes | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 4 | 3 |
| 32. | Senility | 6 | 7 |
| 33. | Suicide | 3 | 1 |
| 34. | Other violence | 6 | 9 |
| 35. | Other defined diseases | 20 | 24 |
| 36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 |