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 I.
PARTICULARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1945
Cause of Death | Males | Females | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 314 | 299 | |
1. | Typhoid Fever, etc. | - | - |
2. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 |
3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
4. | Whooping Cough | — | — |
5. | Diphtheria | — | — |
6. | Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 18 | 11 |
7. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 |
8. | Syphilitic Diseases | 3 | 1 |
9. | Influenza | 1 | — |
10. | Measles | 1 | — |
11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | - | — |
12. | Acute Inf. Encephalitis | — | — |
13. | Cancer b. Cav. & Oesophagus (M), Uterus (F) | 5 | 7 |
14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | 8 |
15. | Cancer of Breast | — | 13 |
16. | Cancer of all other sites | 40 | 30 |
17. | Diabetes | 1 | 2 |
18. | Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 21 | 33 |
19. | Heart Disease | 87 | 79 |
20. | Other Disorders of the Circulatory System | 9 | 7 |
21. | Bronchitis | 31 | 19 |
22. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 14 |
23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 |
24. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | 2 |
25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 4 | 2 |
26. | Appendicitis | - | 1 |
27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | 9 |
28. | Nephritis | 7 | 4 |
29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | - |
30. | Other Maternal Causes | — | — |
31. | Premature Births | 3 | 5 |
32. | Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile Disorders | 8 | 4 |
33. | Suicide | 2 | 1 |
34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 3 | 4 |
35. | Other Violent Causes | 16 | 13 |
36. | All other causes | 21 | 25 |
ALL CAUSES | 314 | 299 |