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 Heston and Isleworth]
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REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURN
Abridged List No. | Cause of Death | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | - | - | - |
2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - |
3 | Scarlet fever | — | — | - |
4 | Whooping cough | — | — | - |
5 | Diphtheria | — | — | - |
6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 23 | 13 | 36 |
7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
8 | Syphilitic disease | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Influenza | 4 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Measles | — | — | - |
11 | Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 2 | — | 2 |
12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | — | 1 | 1 |
13M | Cancer of the buccal cavity and oesophagus | 7 | — | 7 |
13F | Cancer of the uterus | — | 13 | 13 |
14 | Cancer of the stomach and duodenum | 12 | 10 | 22 |
15 | Cancer of the breast | — | 19 | 19 |
16 | Cancer of all other sites | 65 | 40 | 105 |
17 | Diabetes | 1 | 6 | 7 |
18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 46 | 73 | 119 |
19 | Heart disease | 110 | 123 | 233 |
20 | Other disease of circulatory system | 22 | 23 | 45 |
21 | Bronchitis | 37 | 13 | 50 |
22 | Pneumonia | 20 | 20 | 40 |
23 | Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 12 | 25 |
24 | Ulceration of stomach and duodenum | 10 | 1 | 11 |
25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | 2 | 2 |
26 | Appendicitis | 3 | — | 3 |
27 | Other digestive diseases | 12 | 5 | 17 |
28 | Nephritis | 9 | 8 | 17 |
29 | Puerperal and Post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - |
30 | Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
31 | Prematurity | 6 | 3 | 9 |
32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, etc. | 16 | 8 | 24 |
33 | Suicide | 5 | 4 | 9 |
34 | Road traffic accidents | 8 | 1 | 9 |
35 | Other violent causes | 16 | 14 | 30 |
36 | All other causes | 37 | 28 | 65 |
TOTAL | 491 | 447 | 938 |
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 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
Congenital defects | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 12 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 15 |
Birth Injury | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Infantile diseases | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
Gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Otitis media | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Bronchitis and pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Syphilis | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 |
Volvulus | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Marasmus | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Accident | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
TOTAL | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 46 |