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 Beddington and Wallington]
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Deaths occurring during the year 1938.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 127 | 133 | 260 |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
2. Measles | — | — | — |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
4. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
6. Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7. Enchephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 2 | 4 | 6 |
10. Other Tuberculosis Diseases | 2 | — | 2 |
11. Syphilis | — | 2 | 2 |
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes, etc | 1 | — | 1 |
13. Cancer | 28 | 30 | 58 |
14. Diabetes | 2 | — | 2 |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16. Heart Disease | 25 | 35 | 60 |
17. Aneurysm | 1 | — | 1 |
18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 6 | 9 | 15 |
19. Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 2 | — | 2 |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24. Appendicitis | 2 | — | 2 |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | 1 |
26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc | — | 3 | 3 |
27. Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
28. Nephritis | 6 | 7 | 13 |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — |
30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | 1 | 1 |
31. Congenital Causes, etc. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
32. Senility | 1 | 2 | 3 |
33. Suicide | 4 | — | 4 |
34. Other Violence | 6 | 5 | 11 |
35. Other defined causes | 17 | 14 | 31 |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
Special Causes (included in No. 35):— | |||
Smallpox | — | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
Polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year:— | |||
Total | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Legitimate | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
Population (estimated mid-1938) | 30880 |