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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TABLE II.
CAUSES OF DEATH AT ALL AGES DURING THE YEAR, 1920.—(Civilians only.)
Causes of death. | Males. | Females. |
---|---|---|
All causes | 190 | 173 |
Total | 363 | |
1. Enteric Fever | 1 | — |
2. Small-pox | — | — |
3. Measles | 1 | — |
4. Scarlet Fever | l | 1 |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — |
6. Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 3 |
7. Influenza | 3 | 2 |
8. Erysipelas | 1 | — |
9. Pulmonary tuberculosis | 15 | 7 |
10. Tuberculous meningitis | 2 | 1 |
11. Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | 1 |
12. Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | 29 |
13. Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — |
14. Meningitis | 1 | — |
15. Organic heart disease | 19 | 15 |
16. Bronchitis | 12 | 14 |
17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 14 |
18. Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 1 |
19. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 1 |
20. Appendicitis and typhlitis | 3 | — |
21. Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | — |
21a. Alcoholism | 1 | 1 |
22. Nephritis and Bright's disease | 7 | 4 |
23. Puerperal fever | — | 3 |
24. Parturition, apart from puerperal fever | — | 2 |
25. Congenital debility, etc | 11 | 10 |
26. Violence, apart from suicide | 7 | 5 |
27. Suicide | 3 | 1 |
28. Other defined diseases | 62 | 58 |
29. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
Special causes (included above)— | ||
Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — |