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 Surbiton]
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CAUSES OP DEATH DURING 1943.
Male. | Female. | |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 257 | 308 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - |
Cerebrospinal fever | 1 | - |
Scarlet fever. | - | - |
Whooping cough. | - | |
Diphtheria | - | |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 12 | 12 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | - | 3 |
Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 1 |
Influenza. | 9 | 8 |
Measles | - | |
Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encophalitis | - | - |
Cancer of B. cav. and oesoph(M) | 5 | - |
uterus (F) | 7 | |
Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 6 |
Cancer of breast | 13 | |
Cancer of all other sites | 35 | 34 |
Diabetes | 1 | 2 |
Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 8 | 35 |
Heart disease | 74 | 93 |
Other diseases of circulatory .system | 11 | 11 |
Bronchitis | 9 | 15 |
Pneumonia | 18 | 16 |
Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 3 |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 4 | - |
Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 1 |
Appendicitxs | 2 | 3 |
Other digestive diseases | 5 | 7 |
Nephrxtis | 5 | 6 |
Puerperal and post abort sepsis | - | |
Other maternal causes | - | 1 |
Premature birth | 10 | 3 |
Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile disease | 2 | |
Sui cide | 2 | 1 |
Road traffic accidents | 2 | - |
Other violent causes. | 5 | 4 |
All other causes | 20 | 21 |
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