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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
Heston and Isleworth 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE II CAUSES OF DEATH
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURN
| Abridged List No. | Cause of Death | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | - | - | |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | 1 |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | - | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Influenza | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Measles | - | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | - | - | - |
| 13M | Cancer of the buccal cavity and oesophagus | 9 | - | 9 |
| 13F | Cancer of the uterus | - | 17 | 17 |
| 14 | Cancer of the stomach and duodenum | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 15 | Cancer of the breast | - | 19 | 19 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 53 | 49 | 102 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 58 | 62 | 120 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 127 | 130 | 257 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 25 | 23 | 48 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 52 | 27 | 79 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 24 | Ulceration of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Prematurity | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, etc. | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 33 | Suicide | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 36 | All other causes | 51 | 48 | 99 |
| TOTAL | 556 | 562 | 1,118 |
TABLE III
INFANT DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE
| Cause of death | Under 1 wk. | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | Total under 4 wks. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 9 | 4 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Congenital defects | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| Birth injury | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Infantile diseases. | 10 | 1 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Gastro-enteritis | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Otitis media | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis and pneumonia | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 13 |
| Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Murder | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Accident | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 72 |