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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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 |