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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE I.
Particulars of Births and Deaths as supplied by the Registrar-General for the Year 1937.
| Cause of Death. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 359 | 355 |
| 1. Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | 1 |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | — |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 1 |
| 6. Influenza | 12 | 10 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
| 9. Respiratory Tuberculosis | 22 | 13 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 1 | 3 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | 3 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 4 | — |
| 13. Cancer | 52 | 49 |
| 14. Diabetes | 5 | 11 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, | 17 | 20 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 95 | 95 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 2 | 2 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 22 | 21 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 15 | 8 |
| 20. Pneumonia | 20 | 21 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 2 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 3 | 1 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 4 | 1 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | 3 |
| 26. Other liver diseases | 1 | — |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 4 | 5 |
| 28. Nephritis | 5 | 11 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal causes | — | — |
| 31. Congenital causes, etc. | 9 | 12 |
| 32. Senility | 6 | 14 |
| 33. Suicide | 12 | 4 |
| 34. Other violence | 10 | 7 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 29 | 34 |
| 36. Ill-defined causes | 1 | — |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above)— | ||
| Small-pox | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year— | ||
| Total | 22 | 18 |
| Legitimate | 20 | 14 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 4 |
| Live Births— | ||
| Total | 375 | 397 |
| Legitimate | 366 | 383 |
| Illegitimate | 9 | 14 |
| Still-births— | ||
| Total | 6 | 11 |
| Legitimate | 6 | 10 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | |
| 62,020 | ||