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 Southgate]
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Table 1.
Causes of Death During the Yeab 1934.
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Kates per 1,000 of Population. |
---|---|---|---|---|
A11 Causes (Civilians only) | 272 | 324 | 596 | |
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 Measles | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.07 |
3 Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 Diphtheria | 3 | .. | 3 | 0.05 |
6 Influenza | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.13 |
7 Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.02 |
8 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 21 | 15 | 36 | 0.59 |
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.05 |
11 Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 General Paralysis of the insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.03 |
13 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 28 | 58 | 86 | 1.40 |
14 Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.11 |
15 Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc. | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0.32 |
16 Heart Disease | 80 | 78 | 158 | 2.58 |
17 Aneurysm | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18 Other Circulatory Diseases | 19 | 24 | 43 | 0.70 |
19 Bronchitis | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0.29 |
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 20 | 27 | 47 | 0.77 |
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.05 |
22 Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.08 |
23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.02 |
24 Appendicitis | .. | 2 | 2 | 0.03 |
25 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.05 |
26 Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | .. | 3 | 3 | 0.05 |
27 Other Digestive Diseases | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0.28 |
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.15 |
29 Puerperal Sepsis | .. | 4 | 4 | 0.07 |
30 Other Puerperal Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. |
31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth and Malformation, etc. | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.26 |
32 Senility | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.13 |
33 Suicide | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.08 |
34 Other Violence | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0.29 |
35 Other defined Diseases | 35 | 31 | 66 | 1.08 |
36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 272 | 324 | 596 | 9.73 |