[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough.

  • Torquay (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of Death in 1945 Males Females All Causes .... .... .... .... 342 425 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers — 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever — — 3. Scarlet Fever .... .... .... ... — 4. Whooping Cough .... .... .... .••• — 5. Diphtheria .... .... ..•• •••• — — 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System .... 21 8 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis .... 3 3 8. Syphilitic Diseases .... .... «•.. .... 2 1 9. Influenza .... .... .... .... — 4 10. Measles .... .... — 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis .... — — 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis — — r Cancer of Buccal Cavity and 13.Oesophagus (Males only) 5 — (^Cancer of Uterus (Females) — 7 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum .... 16 12 15. Cancer of Breast .... .... .... .... 22 16. Cancer of all other sites 29 40 17. Diabetes .... — 2 18. Intra-cranial Vascular lesions 37 68 19. Heart Disease .... .... .... .... 103 155 20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System 10 9 21. Bronchitis .... .... .... .... 18 11 22. Pneumonia .... .... .... .... 16 12 23. Other Respiratory Diseases 5 9 24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum 4 2 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) — — 26. Appendicitis .... .... .... .... 1 1 27. Other Digestive Diseases 4 5 28. Nephritis .... .... .... .... 14 13 29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis .... — — 30. Other Maternal causes .... — — 31. Premature Birth .... .... .... .... 5 3 32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease .... 7 1 33. Suicide .... 1 — 34. Road Traffic Accidents 2 — 35. Other Violent Causes .... 2 6 36. All other Causes .... .... .... .... 37 31 Death of Infants '^Total 18 7 under 1 year -< Legitimate 15 6 ^Illegitimate 3 1 '’Total 15 10 Still births -< Legitimate 12 6 ^Illegitimate 3 4