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 during the year 1947.
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
---|---|---|
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | — |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 11 | 6 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 3 |
Syphilitic Diseases | 2 | 2 |
Influenza | 1 | 4 |
Measles | 2 | — |
Acute Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis | — | — |
Acute Inf. Encephalitis | — | — |
Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesophagus—Male | 4 | — |
Uterus—Female | — | 4 |
Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 10 | 6 |
Cancer of Breast | — | 19 |
Cancer of all other sites | 37 | 33 |
Diabetes | 2 | 4 |
Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 39 | 40 . |
Heart Disease | 89 | 102 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 11 | 11 |
Bronchitis | 38 | 10 |
Pneumonia | 24 | 5 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 6 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | 1 |
Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 3 | 1 |
Appendicitis | 1 | 1 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | 4 |
Nephritis | 10 | 6 |
Puerperal and Post-Abort. Sepsis | — | 1 |
Other Maternal Causes | — | 2 |
Premature Birth | 6 | 1 |
Congenital Malformations, Birth Injuries, Infantile Diseases | 8 | 4 |
Suicide | 4 | 1 |
Road Traffic Accidents | 2 | 0 |
Other Violent causes | 1 | 2 |
All other causes | 25 | 17 |
Totals | 353 | 296 |