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 Surbiton]
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Causes of Death in Surbiton Urban District, 1918,
as supplied by the registrar-general
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes (Civilians only) | 100 | 134 | 234 |
3 Measles | 2 | 2 | |
4 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
5 Whooping Cough | 2 | — | 2 |
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 Influenza | 13 | 30 | 43 |
9 Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 | 8 | 13 |
10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 6 | 10 | 16 |
13 Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
14 Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 |
15 Organic Heart Disease | 14 | 11 | 25 |
i6 Bronchitis | o | 5 | 7 |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 22 | |
18 Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | — | 1 |
19 Diarrhoea, etc (under 2 years) | — | — | — |
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | — | 2 | 2 |
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
"2la Alcoholism | 1 | — | 1 |
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 1 | i | 2 |
23 Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
24 Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
25 Congenital Debility, etc | 2 | 9 | |
26 Violence, apart from Suicide | — | 1 | 1 |
27 Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28 Other defined diseases | 36 | 36 | 72 |
Special Causes (included above) | |||
Ccrebro-Spinal Fever | |||
Poliomyelitis | |||
Total Deaths | 100 | 134 | 234 |
Total Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | |
Total Births | 100 | 145 | 245 |
Legitimate | 90 | 137 | 227 |
Illegitimate | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Population—Birth Rate | 20,782 | ||
,, —Death Rate | 18,548 |