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 OF DEATH DURING 1944
Male. | Female. | |
---|---|---|
All causes | 310 | 304 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
Cerebrospinal fever | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | — |
Diphtheria | — | — |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 11 | 9 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | — |
Syphilitic diseases | — | 2 |
Influenza | 1 | 1 |
Measles | — | — |
Acute poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — |
Cancer of B. cav. and oesoph (M) | 4 | — |
uterus (F) | — | 3 |
Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 7 | 11 |
Cancer of breast | — | 5 |
Cancer of all other sites | 46 | 32 |
Diabetes | 1 | 3 |
Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 24 | 40 |
Heart disease | 87 | |
Other diseases of circulatory system | 12 | 8 |
Bronchitis | 11 | 11 |
Pneumonia | 12 | 11 |
Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 5 |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 1 |
Diarrhoea under2 years | 2 | 1 |
Appendicitis | 2 | 3 |
Other digestive diseases | 4 | 12 |
Nephritis | 5 | 4 |
Puerperal and post abort sepsis | — | — |
Other maternal causes | — | 1 |
Premature birth | 7 | 3 |
Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 6 | 5 |
Suicide | 6 | 2 |
Road traffic accidents | 9 | 2 |
Other violent causes | 20 | 13 |
All other causes | 24 | 27 |
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