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 |
---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | 9 | 4 |
Tuberculosis, other | 1 | 1 |
Syphilitic disease | - | — |
Diphtheria | - | — |
Whooping Cough | 1 | — |
Meningococcal infections | - | — |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | — |
Measles | - | — |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | — |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 9 | 11 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 21 | 4 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 13 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 5 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 23 | 34 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | 3 |
Diabetes | 2 | 5 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 36 | 55 |
Coronary disease, angina | 57 | 35 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 12 | 17 |
Other heart diseases | 44 | 59 |
Other circulatory disease | 8 | 14 |
Influenza | 3 | 5 |
Pneumonia | 16 | 26 |
Bronchitis | 40 | 24 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 2 | — |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 3 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 1 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 2 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | — |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 5 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 35 | 28 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | — |
All other accidents | 6 | 7 |
Suicide | 2 | 5 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | — |
Totals | 348 | 367 |