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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE I.
Causes of Death as supplied by the Registrar-General
FOR THE YEAR 1934.
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 380 | 320 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | - | 1 |
| 2. Measles | 2 | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | — |
| 5. Diphtheria | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 6 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 25 | 14 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | 3 |
| 11. Syphilis | 2 | 2 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 5 | 1 |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 60 | 40 |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 3 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 15 | 18 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 84 | 72 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 3 | 3 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 17 | 16 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 14 | 14 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 19 | 15 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 2 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 3 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 3 | 2 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 3 | 1 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 2 |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | 2 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 14 | 6 |
| 28. Acute and chronic Nephritis | 16 | 14 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 |
| 30. Other Puerperal causes | — | 2 |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 21 | 4 |
| 32. Senility | 2 | 17 |
| 33. Suicide | 6 | 2 |
| 34. Other violence | 13 | 15 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 33 | 38 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above) | ||
| Small-pox | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year— | ||
| Total | 36 | 12 |
| Legitimate | 32 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | — |
| Live Births | ||
| Total | 431 | 353 |
| Legitimate | 416 | 339 |
| Illegitimate | 15 | 14 |
| Still-births | ||
| Total | 22 | 14 |
| Legitimate | 22 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 |