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 | 2 | 1 |
Tuberculosis, other | - | 1 |
Syphilitic disease | - | 1 |
Diphtheria | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - |
Meningococcal infections | - | - |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - |
Measles | - | - |
Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | 3 |
Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 11 | 7 |
Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 26 | 9 |
Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 6 |
Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 9 |
Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 23 | 33 |
Leukaemia aleukaemia | 7 | 3 |
Diabetes | - | 2 |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 23 | 32 |
Coronary disease, angina | 75 | 44 |
Hypertension with heart disease | 2 | 3 |
Other heart diseases | 14 | 32 |
Other circulatory disease | 5 | 24 |
Influenza | - | 2 |
Pneumonia | 26 | 36 |
Bronchitis | 28 | 17 |
Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | - |
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | 1 |
Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | • | - |
Nephritis and Nephrosis | 1 | 1 |
Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | - |
Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 1 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | - |
Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 20 | 17 |
Motor vehicle accidents | 3 | - |
All other accidents | 6 | 7 |
Suicide | 6 | 2 |
Homicide and operations of war | - | - |
Total | 286 | 297 |