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 Feltham]
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Causes of Death
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2. „ —Other | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3. Syphilitic disease | 3 | — | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | 1 | 1 |
8. Measles | — | — | — |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 5 | 3 | 8 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 8 | 1 | 9 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 3 | 3 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | _ | 1 | 1 |
14. Other malignant and lym | |||
phatic neoplasms | 13 | 16 | 29 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16. Diabetes | — | 1 | 1 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 12 | 25 | 37 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 22 | 14 | 36 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 1 | 4 |
20. Other heart disease | 19 | 25 | 44 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 6 | 6 | |
22. Influenza | 3 | — | 3 |
23. Pneumonia | 7 | 10 | 17 |
24. Bronchitis | 11 | 3 | 14 |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | _ | 2 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28 Nephritis and nephrosis | — | 1 | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
31. Congenital malformations | 6 | 2 | 8 |