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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE I.
PARTICULARS OF DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL FOR THE
YEAR 1944.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | MALES | FEMALES | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 367 | 351 | |
| 1. | Typhoid Fever, etc. | - | - |
| 2. | Cerebro-Spinal |Fever | - | 1 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | - | - |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 1 | - |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 16 | 11 |
| 7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 4 |
| 8. | Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | 2 |
| 9. | Influenza | 4 | 2 |
| 10. | MeasIes | - | - |
| 11. | Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | - | - |
| 12. | Acute Iinf. Encephalitis | - | - |
| 13. | Cancer b, Cav; & Oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 3 | 9 |
| 14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 7 |
| 15. | Cancer of Breast | - | 3 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 43 | 21 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 4 | 5 |
| 18. | Intra-Cranial Vascular lesions | 37 | 43 |
| 19. | Heart Disease | 93 | 71 |
| 20. | Other disorders of circulatory system | . 13 | 24 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 15 | 19 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 28 | 22 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 8 | 6 |
| 24. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | 2 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 6 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 1 | 1 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 7 | 7 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 10 | 11 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | - | - |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | - | 2 |
| 31. | Premature Births | 4 | 3 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformation, Birth InjuryInfantile disorders | 7 | 7 |
| 33. | Suicide | 6 | 1 |
| 34. | Road Traffic accidents | 3 | 4 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 23 | 28 |
| 36. | All other causes | 24 | 29 |
| ALL CAUSES | 367 | 351 | |