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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Harrow 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following is the Registrar-General's abridged list of the causes of death in the district:—
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid fever | 0 | 0 | Other circ. diseases | 26 | 32 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 2 | Bronchitis ... | 53 | 43 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 0 | Pneumonia | 56 | 55 |
| Whooping cough | 0 | 1 | Other res. diseases | 18 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | Ulcer of stomach | 16 | 3 |
| Resp. tuberculosis | 45 | 32 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 14 | 7 |
| Other tuberculosis | 7 | 9 | |||
| Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 3 | Appendicitis | 6 | 7 |
| Influenza | 14 | 10 | Other digestive dis. | 26 | 20 |
| Measles | 1 | 3 | Nephritis | 27 | 18 |
| Acute polio-myelitis | 0 | 0 | Puerperal sepsis | 0 | 0 |
| Acute encephalitis | 0 | 1 | Other maternal causes | 0 | 2 |
| Cancer of mouth and oesophagus (M), and uterus (F) | 4 | 13 | |||
| Premature birth | 16 | 18 | |||
| Cong. malformations, etc. | 34 | 20 | |||
| Cancer of stomach | 24 | 18 | |||
| Cancer of breast | 1 | 34 | Suicide | 7 | 4 |
| Cancer of other sites | 81 | 79 | Road traffic accidents | 11 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 8 | Other violent causes | 65 | 49 |
| Intra-cran. lesions | 63 | 100 | All other causes | 68 | 71 |
| Heart disease | 162 | 190 | All causes | 860 | 865 |