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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 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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(b) Social Conditions (contd)
aeroplane accessories, motor and marine engineers, transport
and railway works, and many others*

Table: TABLE 1.PARTICULARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1939.

TABLE 1.

PARTICULARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1939.

Cause of Death. MalesFemales.
All Causes336347
1. Thyphoid Fever,etc--
2.Measles--
3. Scarlet Fever-
4.Whooping Fever-2
5. Diphtheria2-
6. Influenza34
7. Encephalitis Lethargica--
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever--
9. Respiratory Tuberculosis1818
10. Other Tuberculosis diseases23
11. Syphilis2-
12.General paralysis of the insane,etc2-
13. Cancer496l
14. Diabetes45
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage1218
16. Heart Diseases102107
17. Aneurysm21
18.Other circulatory diseases1626
19. Bronchitis107
20. Pheumonia219
21.Other respiratory diseases-2
22. Peptic Ulcer83
23.Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years)24
24. Appendicitis2-
25. Cirrhosis of liver41
26. Other liver diseases-
27. Other digestive diseases88
28. Nephritis7
29. Puerperal Sepsis--
30. Other Puerperal causes-2
31. Congenital causes etc97
32. Senility715
33. Suicide54
34. Other violence1913
35. Other defined diseases2826
36. Ill-defined causes1-
37.Diarrhoea, 2 years and over12
Special Causes (included in No.35 above)
Small-pox--
Poliomyelitis1-
Polioenceohalitis-1
Deaths of Infants under 1 year
Total1416
Legitimate11 i13
Illegitimate33
Live Births -For I M R etc.,For Birth Rate,
M.F.M.F.
Tote364348376355
Legitimate346323356330
Illegitimate18252025
Still-births -
Total128
Legitimate108
Illegitimate2-
POPULATION(a) 61,100
(b)58,200