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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 1948
[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 1948
| Cause of Death | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 340 | 341 | |
| 1. | Typhoid Fever, etc. | - | — |
| 2. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | — |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 18 | 16 |
| 7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 3 |
| 8. | Syphilitic Diseases | 5 | 2 |
| 9. | Influenza | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | Measles | — | — |
| 11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | — | — |
| 12. | Acute Inf. Encephalitis | — | — |
| 13. | Cancer b. Cav. and Oesophagus (M), Uterus (F) | 11 | 3 |
| 14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 8 |
| 15. | Cancer of Breast | — | 14 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 40 | 32 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 1 | 5 |
| 18. | Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 31 | 49 |
| 19. | Heart Disease | 84 | 81 |
| 20. | Other disorders of the Circulatory System | 12 | 26 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 35 | 13 |
| 22. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 21 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | — |
| 24. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | — |
| 25. | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 2 | — |
| 26. | Appendicitis | — | 2 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 7 | 7 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 4 | 8 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | — |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | — | — |
| 31. | Premature Births | 3 | 8 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile Disorders | 7 | 5 |
| 33. | Suicide | 9 | 4 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 8 | 5 |
| 35. | Other Violent Causes | 9 | 10 |
| 36. | All other causes | 21 | 16 |
| ALL CAUSES | 340 | 341 | |