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 Wembley]
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Disease. | Total Number of deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|
1. | Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system | 331 | |
Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 115 | ||
446 | |||
2. | Cancer | 175 | |
3. | Respiratory diseases:— | ||
(a) Bronchitis | 68 | ||
(b) Pneumonia | 42 | ||
(c) Other respiratory diseases | 25 | ||
135 | |||
4. | Tuberculosis:— | ||
(a) Respiratory system | 35 | ||
(b) Other forms | 3 | ||
38 | |||
5. | Digestive Diseases:— | ||
(a) Appendicitis | 7 | ||
(b) Other digestive diseases | 17 | ||
(c) Ulcer | 11 | ||
35 | |||
6. | Violent deaths:— | ||
(a) Suicide | 10 | ||
(b) Road traffic | 8 | ||
(c) Other violent causes | 13 | ||
31 | |||
7. | Premature births | 9 | |
Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 22 | ||
31 |