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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
Teddington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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CAUSES OF DEATH (Civilians only).
| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 137 | 125 | |
| 1 | Enteric Fever | — | — |
| 2 | Small-pox | — | — |
| 3 | Measles | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | — | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 2 | — |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — |
| 7 | Influenza | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Erysipelas | — | — |
| 9 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases. | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | 15 |
| 13 | Rhuematic Fever | — | 1 |
| 14 | Meningitis | — | 1 |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 16 | 12 |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 13 | 11 |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | — |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — |
| 21a | Alcoholism | — | — |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | — | — |
| 24 | Parturition, apart from puerperal fever | — | 1 |
| 25 | Congenital debility, &c. | 8 | 4 |
| 26 | Violence, apart from (suicide | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Suicide | 1 | — |
| 28 | Other defined diseases | 37 | 37 |
| 29 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — |
| Special Causes (included above) Gerebro-spinal Fever | — | 1 | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age | 15 | 10 | |
| Total Births | 202 | 165 | |
| Legitimate | 189 | 157 | |
| Illegitimate | 13 | 8 | |
| Population for Death-rate | 19,243 | ||
| Population for Birth-rate | 21,451 | ||