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 Twickenham]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1917. Civilians only.
Causes of Death. All Causes. (Civilians only). | Males. | Females. | |
---|---|---|---|
178 | 192 | ||
1 | Enteric Fever | - | 1 |
2 | Small Pox | — | - |
3 | Measles | 3 | 1 |
4 | Scarlet Fever | — | — |
5 | Whooping Cough | 3 | — |
6 | Diphtheria and croup | 1 | 4 |
7 | Influenza | 5 | 7 |
8 | Erysipelas | — | 1 |
9 | Pulmonary tuberculosis | 23 | 8 |
10 | Tubercular meningitis | — | 3 |
11 | Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 2 |
12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 12 | 23 |
13 | Rheumatic fever | — | _ |
14 | Meningitis | 4 | 3 |
15 | Organic heart disease | 17 | 21 |
16 | Bronchitis | 7 | 15 |
17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 15 | 25 |
18 | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 2 |
19 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 4 | 3 |
20 | Appendicitis and typhlitis | 2 | 1 |
21 | Cirrhosis of liver | _- | 1 |
21A | Alcoholism | - | - |
22 | Nephritis and Blight's disease | 6 | 7 |
23 | Puerperal Fever | — | — |
24 | Parturition, apart from | ||
puerperal fever | — | 1 | |
25 | Congenital debility, &c | 5 | 8 |
26 | Violence, apart from suicide | 10 | 2 |
27 | Suicide | 1 | _ |
28 | Other defined diseases | 53 | 53 |
29 | Causes ill-defined or unknown Special causes (included above)- | — | — |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | 2 | |
Polyomielitis | — | - | |
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age | 24 | 22 | |
Total Births | 291 | 268 | |
Legitimate | 269 | 247 | |
Illegitimate | 22 | 21 | |
Population (for birthrate) | 39,867 | ||
,, death rate | 35,764 |