[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames].

  • Kingston upon Thames (London, England). Council.
Date:
[1922?]
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    6 Birth Rate. Death Rate. Rate per 1oooBirtlis. Diarrhœa under 2 years. Total Deaths under 1 year England and Wales 22.4 12.1 15.5 83 148 Smaller Towns 22.7 11.3 15.6 84 (1911 Pop. 20,000-50,000) London 22.3 12.4 21.3 80 CAUSES OF DEATH. (Civilians only.) Causes of Death. Male. Female. All causes 232 225 1. Enteric Fever — — 2. Smallpox — — 3. Measles — 1 4. Scarlet Fever 2 — 5. Whooping Cough 2 — 6. Diphtheria 2 3 7. Influenza 5 1 8. Encephalitis lethargica 1 — 9. Meningococcal Meningitis — — 10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system 6 19 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases 5 3 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease 35 38 13. Rheumatic Fever — — 14. Diabetes 3 2 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. 21 15 16. Heart Disease 29 31 17. Arterio-Sclerosis 3 2 18. Bronchitis 8 13 19. Pneumonia (all forms) 12 15 20. Other Respiratory Diseases 6 2 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum 2 1 22. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) 10 8 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis 4 2 24. Cirrhosis of Liver — 2 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis 5 — 3 26. Puerperal Sepsis — — 27. Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition - 1 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth 2 6 29. Suicide 4 2 30. Other Deaths from Violence 6 6 31. Other defined Diseases 49 49 12. Causes ill-defined or unknown - - According- to figures furnished by the Registrar-General,