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Orsett 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]
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The following tables have been supplied by the Registrar-General, with the exception of the line marked * in Table No. 2.
CIVILIANS 76, S.D. 30.
Causes of Death, Orsett R.D., 1931
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | 107 | 100 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | |
| 2 Measles | — | — | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | — | — | |
| 4 Whooping cough | — | — | |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 Influenza | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — | |
| 8 Cerebrospinal fever | — | — | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 4 | 5 | |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | — | 2 | |
| 11 Syphilis | — | — | |
| 12 General Paralysis of the insane,tabes dorsal | is 1 | — | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | 15 | |
| 14 Diabetes | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 7 | 9 | |
| 16 Heart disease | 21 | 21 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | 1 | — | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 2 | 5 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 5 | 5 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 3 | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 1 | — | |
| 24 Appendicitis | 2 | — | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | — | 1 | |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, &c. | — | - | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 4 | 4 | |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 4 | — | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | — | — | |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | — | — | |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, | |||
| malformations, &c. | 3 | 7 | |
| 32 Senility | 6 | 1 | |
| 33 Suicide | 1 | — | |
| 34 Other violence | 6 | 1 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 6 | 11 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above)— | |||
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 9 | 11 |
| Legitimate | 9 | 11 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | |
| Live Births | Total | 171 | 178 |
| Legitimate | 164 | 172 | |
| Illegitimate | 7 | 6 | |
| Stillbirths | Total | 6 | 7 |
| Legitimate | 5 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | |
| General Register Office,Somerset House, London, W.C. 2. | Population | 20,400 | |