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 1963
[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 (18-21) | 496 | |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system (17) | 140 | 636 | |
| 2. | Malignant neoplasms (10—14) | 278 | |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases :- | ||
| (a) Influenza (22) | 5 | ||
| (b) Pneumonia (23) | 95 | ||
| (c) Bronchitis (24) | 73 | ||
| (d) Other respiratory diseases (25) | 14 | 187 | |
| 4. | Tuberculosis :- | ||
| (a) Respiratory system (1) | 3 | ||
| (b) Other forms (2) | — | 3 | |
| 5. | Violent deaths :- | ||
| (a) Suicide (35) | 15 | ||
| (b) Road traffic (33) | 14 | ||
| (c) Other violent causes (34) | 22 | ||
| (d) Homicide (36) | 1 | 52 | |
| 6. | Congenital malformations (31) | 6 | |
Note : Numbers in brackets are index numbers allocated by
Registrar-General for Annual Return of Causes of Deaths.
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