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Teddington 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH.The diseases which caused the greatest number of deaths were: —

CAUSES OF DEATH.

The diseases which caused the greatest number of deaths were: —

No. of deaths.Rate per 1,000.Percentage of deaths from all causes.
Organic Heart Disease281.288.6
Cancer251.489.7
Bronchitis241.568.8
Pulmonary Tuberculosis24
Pneumonia201.319.9

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of
age belonging to the district was 25. This gives a rate
of 59 per 1,000 births registered.
PRINCIPAL EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
The diseases which come under this category are:
Small-Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough,
Diphtheria, the fevers (Typhus, Enteric and Continued),
and Diarrhoea.

Table: The total number of deaths resulting from these diseases was 4, viz.:—

The total number of deaths resulting from these diseases was 4, viz.:—

Measles11
Whooping Cough2
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)2
Diphtheria1
16

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This shows a Zymotic death rate of .81 per 1,000,
and 16.1000 and percentage on deaths, a percentage of
.808 of the deaths from all causes.
For comparative rates of other districts see table on
page 7.