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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Causes of Death | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | 1 |
Tuberculosis, other | - | - |
Syphilitic disease | 1 | - |
Diphtheria | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
Measles | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 13 | 7 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 29 | 11 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 3 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 5 |
Other Malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 25 | 19 |
Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | 1 |
Diabetes | 1 | - |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 15 | 24 |
Coronary disease, angina | 69 | 49 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 6 | 7 |
Other heart diseases | 31 | 53 |
Other circulatory disease | 15 | 9 |
Influenza | - | - |
Pneumonia | 10 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 30 | 9 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 2 |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | 2 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | - | 4 |
Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | 2 |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - |
Congenital malformations | 5 | 2 |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 24 | 19 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | 4 |
All other accidents | 4 | 9 |
Suicide | 5 | 5 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | 1 |
Total | 298 | 257 |