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 Chiswick]
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TABI.E II.
CAUSES OF DEATH AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE YEAR
Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 250 | 262 |
1 Enteric Fever | _ | _ |
2 Smallpox | — | — |
3 Measles | — | 2 |
4 Scarlet Fever | — | — |
5 Whooping Cough | — | 2 |
6 Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
7 Influenza | 4 | 5 |
8 Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | — |
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 24 | 16 |
11 Other Tuberculous diseases | 3 | 2 |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 33 | 44 |
13 Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 |
14 Diabetes | 1 | 3 |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 8 | 22 |
16 Heart Disease | 34 | 32 |
17 Arterio-sclerosis | 8 | 15 |
18 Bronchitis | 19 | 21 |
19 Pneumonia(all forms) | 17 | 19 |
20 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 1 |
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | 1 |
22 Diarrhoea, etc.(under 2 years) | 4 | 8 |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | — |
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 |
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 9 | 2 |
26 Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy | ||
and parturition | — | 1 |
28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Pre | ||
mature Birth | 14 | 6 |
29 Suicide | 2 | 1 |
30 Other deaths from violence | 9 | 4 |
31 Other defined diseases | 48 | 52 |
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — |
Special Causes (included above):— | ||
Poliomyelitis | — | — |
Polioencephalitis | - | — |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year:— | ||
Total | 32 | 22 |
Illegitimate | 3 | 3 |
Total Births | 328 | 292 |
Legitimate Births | 308 | 277 |
Illegitimate Births | 20 | 15 |
Population | 40,460 |