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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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Cause of Death. | M. | F. |
---|---|---|
All Causes | 555 | 611 |
1. Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | 1 |
2. .Measles | 3 | 1 |
3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — |
4. Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
6. Influenza | 10 | 12 |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 |
8. C'erebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — |
9. Respiratory Tuberculosis | 33 | 28 |
10. Other Tuberbulosis | 5 | 4 |
11. Syphilis | 1 | — |
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, etc. | 4 | 2 |
13. Cancer | 96 | 106 |
14. Diabetes | 3 | 12 |
15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 12 | 31 |
16. Heart Disease | 127 | 131 |
17. Aneurysm | 4 | 2 |
18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 18 | 38 |
19. Bronchitis | 15 | 14 |
20. Pneumonia | 26 | 34 |
21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 9 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 2 |
23. Diarrhoea; etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 4 |
24. Appendicitis | 8 | 6 |
25. Cirrhcsis of Liver | 5 | 1 |
26. Other Liver Diseases | 5 | 4 |
27. Other Digestive Diseases | 11 | 4 |
28. Nephritis | 7 | 11 |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 |
30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 |
31. Congenital Causes, etc. | 28 | 19 |
32. Senility | 15 | 28 |
33. Suicide | 6 | 11 |
34. Other Violence | 40 | 21 |
35. Other Defined Causes | 54 | 57 |
36. Ill-defined Causes | — | — |
Special Causes (included in No. 35) : — | ||
Small-pox | — | _ |
Poliomyelitis | — | _ |
Polioencephalitis | — | — |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year : — | ||
Total | 43 | 38 |
Legitimate | 39 | 35 |
Illegitimate | 4 | 3 |