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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
Wood Green 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Causes of Death during the year 1925 in the Urban Sanitary District of Wood Green.
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | - | - |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 |
| Influenza | 6 | 5 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 18 | 17 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 5 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 29 | 45 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 2 |
| Diabetes | - | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 10 | 18 |
| Heart Disease | 53 | 42 |
| Arterio Sclerosis | 23 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 22 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 12 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 2 | 3 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 6 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 14 | 6 |
| Suicide | 1 | 3 |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 8 | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 37 | 40 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
| Total | 253 | 254 |