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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
Southall-Norwood 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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The Ages and Causes of Death are shown in the subjoined Tables for the whole District, and separately for
the East and West Wards, 1920.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or Belonging to whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or Belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | Over 65. | East. | West. | Outside Deaths. | Sanatorium. | Hanwell Asylum. | |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Heart Disease | 28 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 2 | — | ft |
| Phthisis | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | — | 21 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Cancer | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Other Diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Diseases of Parturition | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Premature Births | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicides | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 |
| Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 65 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 25 | — | 106 |
| Ill-defined Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marasmus | ft | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
| All Causes | 237 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 50 | 77 | 82 | 93 | 62 | 1 | 167 |