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 Teddington]
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(Registrar-General's Official Returns.)
CAUSES OF DEATH | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
2 Measles | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
4 Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
6 Influenza | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 Encephalitis Lethargica | — | - | — |
8 Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | - | — |
9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 6 | 14 |
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 Syphilis | — | — | — |
12 General Paralysis of the insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 Cancer, malignant disease | 24 | 17 | 41 |
14 Diabetes | 4 | 3 | 7 |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 8 | 9 | 17 |
16 Heart Disease | 28 | 36 | 64 |
17 Aneurysm | — | — | — |
18 Other circulatory diseases | 6 | 6 | 12 |
19 Bronchitis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 6 | 3 | 9 |
21 Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
22 Peptic Ulcer | 2 | — | 2 |
23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | — | — |
24 Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 |
25 Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — |
26 Other Diseases of Liver etc. | 1 | — | 1 |
27 Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | 5 | 9 |
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 3 | 14 |
29 Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — |
30 Other Puerperal causes | — | — | — |
31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 3 | - | 3 |
32 Senility ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
33 Suicide ... | 3 | 1 | 4 |
34 Other Violence | 6 | 1 | 7 |
35 Other defined diseases | 11 | 15 | 26 |
36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
TOTALS | 140 | 120 | 260 |