London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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The Principal Causes of Death.
| Disease. | Total Number of deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system | 309 | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 113 | ||
| 422 | |||
| 2. | Cancer | 237 | |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases:— | ||
| (a) Bronchitis | 54 | ||
| (b) Pneumonia | 36 | ||
| (c) Other respiratory diseases | 16 | ||
| 106 | |||
| 4. | Digestive Diseases:— | ||
| (a) Appendicitis | 3 | ||
| (b) Other digestive diseases | 33 | ||
| (c) Ulcer | 13 | ||
| 49 | |||
| 5. | Tuberculosis:— | ||
| (a) Respiratory system | 39 | ||
| (b) Other forms | 6 | ||
| 45 | |||
| 6 | Violent deaths:— | ||
| (a) Suicide | 15 | ||
| (b) Road traffic | 9 | ||
| (c) Other violent causes | 15 | ||
| 39 | |||
| 7. Premature births | 9 | ||
| Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 26 | ||
| 35 | |||