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 Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE '1'
PARTICULARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL
FOR THE YEAR 1942.
CAUSE OF DEATH | MALES | FEMALES | |
---|---|---|---|
All causes | 342 | 309 | |
1. | Typhoid Fever etc. | - | - |
2. | Cerebro-Spinal fever | - | - |
3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - |
4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | - |
5. | Diphtheria | 1 | 2 |
6. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 12 |
7. | other forms of Tuberculosis | - | 2 |
8. | syphilitic diseases | 3 | - |
9. | Influenza | 1 | - |
10. | Measles | 1 | 1 |
11. | Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | - | - |
12. | Acute Inf. Encephalitis | 1 | - |
13. | Cancer b, Cav: & Oesopnagus (M) Uterus (F.) | 8 | 11 |
14. | Cancer of stomach and Duodenum | 5 | 8 |
15. | Cancer of Breast | - | 9 |
16. | Cancer of all other sites | 34 | 38 |
17. | Diabetes | - | 3 |
18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 30 | 36 |
19. | Heart Disease | 94 | 73 |
20. | other disorders of circulatory system | 11 | 12 |
21. | Bronchitis | 22 | 14 |
22. | Pneumonia | 19 | 19 |
23.. | other respiratory diseases | 6 | - |
24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 5 | 2 |
25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 11 | 6 |
26. | Appendicitis | 2 | - |
7 | |||
27. | other digestive diseases | 8 | |
Nephritis | 4 | 4 | |
28. | |||
29. | Puerperal and Post Aoortive Sepsis | - | - |
30. | other Maternal Causes | - | - |
31. | premature Berths | 7 | 2 |
32. | Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, | 9 | 3 |
33. | Suicide | 4 | 1 |
34. | Road Traffic accidents | 3 | 2 |
35. | other violent causes | 15 | 5 |
36. | All other causes | 24 | 37 |
ALL CAUSES: | 342 | 309 |