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 Hendon]
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TABLE IV.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN HENDON M.B., 1933.
Cause of Death. | M. | F. |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 493 | 520 |
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | 1 |
2. Measles | — | — |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — |
4. Whooping Cough | 2 | 5 |
5. Diphtheria | 3 | 1 |
6. Influenza | 21 | 24 |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | — |
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 41 | 35 |
10. Other Tuberculous disease | 11 | 3 |
11. Syphilis | 6 | — |
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | 1 |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | 81 | 80 |
14. Diabetes | 1 | 15 |
15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 11 | 28 |
16. Heart Disease | 95 | 123 |
17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 16 | 12 |
19. Bronchitis | 13 | 15 |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 31 | 25 |
21. Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 6 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 7 | — |
23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 2 |
24. Appendicitis | 3 | 5 |
25. Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | 1 |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | 5 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 10 | 23 |
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 12 | 13 |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 |
30. Other puerperal causes | — | 1 |
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 20 | 17 |
32. Senility | 7 | 9 |
33. Suicide | 8 | 13 |
34. Other violence | 26 | 16 |
35. Other defined diseases | 46 | 38 |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
Special causes (included in No. 35 above).— | ||
Small-pox | — | — |
Poliomyelitis | — | — |
Polioencephalitis | — | — |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year.— | ||
Total | 34 | 31 |
Legitimate | 29 | 29 |
Illegitimate | 5 | 2 |