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 Willesden]
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Appendix A.—Table 11(a).
CAUSES OF DEATH IN WILLESDEN URBAN DISTRICT AS CIRCULATED BY REGISTRAR-GENERAL.—1930.
Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 863 | 867 | |
1. Enteric Fever | – | 1 | |
2. Small-pox | – | – | |
3. Measles | 15 | 11 | |
4. Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | |
5. Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | |
6. Diphtheria | 9 | 10 | |
7. Influenza | 13 | 12 | |
8. Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | – | |
9. Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | 3 | |
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 73 | 53 | |
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 8 | |
12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 96 | 120 | |
13. Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 3 | |
14. Diabetes | 13 | 9 | |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 38 | 65 | |
16. Heart Disease | 137 | 163 | |
17. Arterio-sclerosis | 27 | 33 | |
18. Bronchitis | 18 | 35 | |
19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 75 | 43 | |
20. Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 12 | |
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 19 | 5 | |
22. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 17 | 11 | |
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | 5 | |
24. Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 4 | |
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 26 | 27 | |
26. Puerperal Sepsis | – | 4 | |
27. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | – | 7 | |
28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 53 | 31 | |
29. Suicide | 12 | 11 | |
30. Other Deaths from Violence | 54 | 18 | |
31. Other Defined Diseases | 130 | 157 | |
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | – | 1 | |
Special Causes (included above):— | |||
Poliomyelitis | 1 | – | |
Polioencephalitis | 2 | 2 | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 107 | 66 |
Illegitimate | 12 | 6 |