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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TABLES
Table 1 DEATHS
Causes: | Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis (respiratory) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2. | Tuberculosis (other) | — | — | — |
3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | - |
5. | Whooping cough | — | — | - |
6. | Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | 1 |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
8. | Measles | — | — | - |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 4 | 6 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 34 | 21 | 55 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 116 | 18 | 134 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 43 | 43 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 13 | 13 |
14. | Other malignant and lvmphatic neoplasms | 92 | 74 | 166 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleuksemia | 9 | 3 | 12 |
16. | Diabetes | 7 | 11 | 18 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 71 | 107 | 178 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 224 | 134 | 358 |
19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 17 | 24 | 41 |
20. | Other heart disease | 64 | 106 | 170 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 28 | 62 | 90 |
22. | Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 |
23. | Pneumonia | 47 | 80 | 127 |
24. | Bronchitis | 100 | 46 | 146 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 9 | 13 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 7 | 19 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — | 6 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 3 | 3 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 18 | 9 | 27 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 70 | 87 | 157 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | 3 | 17 |
34. | All other accidents | 19 | 21 | 40 |
35. | Suicide | 12 | 12 | 24 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 2 | 3 |
TOTAL | 985 | 914 | 1,899 |