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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
Teddington 1936
[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 |