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 Enfield]
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TABLE 1.
Causes of Death during Year 1938.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes—Certified | 412 | 430 | 842 |
Uncertified | — | — | — |
Typhoid and Para-Typhoid Fevers | — | — | - |
Measles | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | — | 1 | 1 |
Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 |
Influenza | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 20 | 20 | 40 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Syphilis. | 1 | - | 1 |
General Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | - | — |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 52 | 64 | 116 |
Diabetes | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 18 | 19 | 37 |
Heart Disease | 111 | 121 | 232 |
Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 29 | 29 | 58 |
Bronchitis | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 38 | 29 | 67 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Peptic Ulcer | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Diarrhoea etc. (under 2 years) | 12 | 8 | 20 |
Appendicitis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | - | — | — |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | 4 | 4 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 9 | 7 | 16 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
Other Puerperal Causes | — | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc . | 21 | 15 | 36 |
Senility | 4 | 15 | 19 |
Suicide | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Other Violence | 13 | 16 | 29 |
Other Defined Diseases | 25 | 29 | 54 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | 1 |
Total | 412 | 430 | 842 |