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 Wood Green]
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Table III.
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
---|---|---|
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ||
Measles | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | 2 |
Influenza | 2 | — |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 12 | 9 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 4 |
Syphilis | 2 | — |
Oeneral Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 41 | 51 |
Diabetes | 2 | 8 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 9 | 18 |
Heart Disease | 74 | 102 |
Aneurysm | — | 2 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 12 | 20 |
Bronchitis | 10 | 5 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 16 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 2 |
Peptic Ulcer | 3 | 1 |
Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | I |
Appendicitis | 2 | 4 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — |
Other Diseases of Liver | — | 1 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 1 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | 7 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |
Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 6 | 8 |
Senility | 2 | 3 |
Suicide | 7 | 2 |
Other Violence | 8 | 6 |
Other Defined Diseases | 27 | 14 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
Totals | 248 | 292 |