London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Willesden 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Cause of Death :MalesFemalesTotal
1. Tuberculosis Respiratory351651
2. Tuberculosis Other314
3. Syphilitic disease538
4. Diphtheria-1-
5. Whooping cough12
6. Meningococcal infections112
7. Acute poliomyelitis-11
8. Measles112
9. Other infective and parasytic diseases44
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach322557
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus50555
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast12930
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus1414
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms9272164
15. Leukemia, aleukemia437
16. Diabetes2911
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system76128204
18. Coronary disease, angina16067227
19. Hypertension, with heart disease483583
20. Other heart disease89151240
21. Other circulatory disease203959
22. Influenza8513
23. Pneumonia444387
24. Bronchitis6247109
25. Other diseases of respiratory system10616
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum16117
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea6713
28. Nephritis and nephrosis111223
29. Hyperplasia of prostate1919
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-
31. Congenital malformations12719
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases7988167
33. Motor vehicle accidents12618
34. All other accidents251742
35. Suicide426
36. Homicide and operations of war11
Total9338421775