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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 1946
[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 1946
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 350 | 336 | |
| 1. | Typhoid Fever, etc. | - | - |
| 2. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | - |
| 5. | Diphtheria | - | - |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 23 | 6 |
| 7. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | Syphilitic Diseases | 5 | 3 |
| 9. | Influenza | 5 | 1 |
| 10. | Measles | - | - |
| 11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | - | - |
| 12. | Acute Inf. Encephalitis | 1 | - |
| 13. | Cancer b. Cav. & Oesophagus (M), Uterus (F) | 6 | 7 |
| 14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 10 | 10 |
| 15. | Cancer of Breast | - | 13 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 37 | 26 |
| 17. | Diabetes | - | 2 |
| 18. | Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 23 | 50 |
| 19. | Heart Disease | 97 | 100 |
| 20. | Other Disorders of the Circulatory System | 18 | 18 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 24 | 20 |
| 22. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 18 | 20 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 5 |
| 24. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 12 | 1 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 4 | 1 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 4 | - |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | 3 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 9 | 3 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | 7 | - |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | — | 3 |
| 31. | Premature Births | — | 3 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile | 2 | 2 |
| Disorders | 9 | 7 | |
| 33. | Suicide | 5 | 1 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 5 | 3 |
| 35. | Other Violent Causes | 7 | 9 |
| 36. | All other causes | 15 | 17 |
| ALL CAUSES | 350 | 336 | |