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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
Twickenham 1920
[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 | — |