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Southgate 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Table I.

Causes of Death Dur Ing the Year 1938.

Causes of Death.		Male.	Female.	Total.	Rates per 1,000 of Population.
All Causes (Civilians only)		314	333	647	Rates per 1,000 of Population.
1	Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers	..	1	1	0.01
2	Measles	..	..	..	..
3	Scarlet Fever	..	..	..
4	Whooping Cough	1	..	1	0.01
5	Diphtheria	..	1	1	0.01
6	Influenza	3		3	0.04
7	Encephalitis Lethargica	..	..	..	..
8	Cerebro-Spinal Fever	..	..	..	..
9	Tuberculosis of Respiratory System	14	8	22	0.32
10	Other Tuberculous Diseases	1	1	2	0.03
11	Syphilis	2	1	3	0.04
12	General Paralysis of the insane. Tabes Dorsalis	2	..	2	0.03
13	Cancer, Malignant Disease	54	62	116	1.67
14	Diabetes	3	2	5	0.07
15	Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.	16	17	33	0.48
16	Heart Disease	96	102	198	2.86
17	Aneurysm	1	1	2	0.03
18	Other Circulatory Diseases.	18	31	49	0.71
19	Bronchitis	6	5	11	0.16
20	Pneumonia (all forms)	12	20	32	0.46
21	Other Respiratory Diseases	6	2	8	0.11
22	Peptic Ulcer	7	..	7	0.10
23	Diarrhcea, etc. (under 2 years)	2	2	4	0.06
24	Appendicitis	5	2	7	0.10
25	Cirrhosis of Liver	1	1	2	0.03
26	Other Diseases of Liver, etc.	1	2	3	0.04
27	Other Digestive Diseases	5	4	0	0.13
28	Acute and Chronic Nephritis	14	10	24	0.35
29	Puerperal Sepsis	..	1	1	0.01
30	Other Puerperal Causes .. ..	..	..	..	..
31	Congenital Debility, Premature Birth and Malformation, etc.	5	5	10	0.15
32	Senility	1	5	6	0.09
33	Suicide	6	4	10	0.15
34	Other Violence .. .. ..	15	11	26	0.38
35	Other defined Diseases	18	31	49	0.71
36	Causes ill-defined or unknown	..	..	..	..
Totals		314	333	647	9.34