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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

Richmond upon Thames 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Causes of Death in Richmond M.B. 1920. supplied by the Registrar-General.

Causes of Death in Richmond M.B. 1920. supplied by the Registrar-General.

Causes of Death.Males.FemalesTotal.
??? All Causes188218406
1 Enteric fever.........
2 Small-pox.........
3 Measles.........
4 Scarlet fever.........
5 Whooping cough224
6 Diphtheria and Croup4...4
7 Influenza189
8 Erysipelas...22
9 Pulmonary tuberculosis131225
10 Tuberculous meningitis...22
11 Other tuberculous diseases...55
12 Cancer, malignant disease303666
13 Rheumatic fever...11
14 Meningitis...22
15 Organic heart disease143347
16 Bronchitis111526
17 Pneumonia (all forms)11920
18 Other respiratory diseases112
19 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years)213
20 Appendicitis and typhilitis415
21 Cirrhosis of liver123
21a Alcoholism1...1
22 Nephritis and Bright's disease...69
23 Puerperal fever...11
24 Parturition, apart from puerperal fever...33
25 Congenital Debility, &c.9918
26 Violence, apart from suicide12315
27 Suicide617
28 Other defined diseases6261123
29 Causes ill-defined or unknown123
Special Causes (included above).........
Cerebro-spinal Fever.........
Poliomyelitis.........
Encephalitis Lethargica...11
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age212142
Illegitimate279
Total Births368367735
Legitimate342338680
Illegitimate262955
Population (for births and deaths)35572