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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wembley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Causes of Deaths during the Year.
| 1946. Total. | Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | 1947. Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,042 | All causes | 554 | 570 | 1,124 |
| — | Typhoid and para-typhoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 1 | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| — | Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| 2 | Whooping cough | — | 2 | 2 |
| — | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 43 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 29 | 20 | 49 |
| 8 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Influenza | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| — | Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| — | Ac: polio-myel: and polio-enceph: | 1 | — | 1 |
| — | Acute infectious enceph: | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Cancer of buc: cav: and cesoph:(M) | 5 | — | 5 |
| 4 | „ uterus (F) | — | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 19 | Cancer of breast | — | 27 | 27 |
| 138 | Cancer of all other sites | 80 | 55 | 135 |
| 9 | Diabetes | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 111 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 43 | 74 | 117 |
| 257 | Heart disease | 1121 | 132 | 253 |
| 54 | Other dis: of circ: system | 29 | 35 | 64 |
| 41 | Bronchitis | 32 | 22 | 54 |
| 44 | Pneumonia | 34 | 18 | 52 |
| 14 | Other respiratorv diseases | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Diarrhoea under two years | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Appendicitis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 31 | Nephritis | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 1 | Puerperal and post-abort: sepsis | — | — | — |
| — | Other maternal causes | — | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Premature birth | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 24 | Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 17 | Suicide | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | Road traffic accidents | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 23 | Other violent causes | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 63 | All other causes | 44 | 44 | 88 |