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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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The following is the Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and
Causes.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | 264 | 257 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... |
| 2. Measles | ... | ... |
| 3. Scarlet fever | ... | ... |
| 4. Whooping cough | ... | ... |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | • • • |
| 6. Influenza | ... | 1 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | ... | 1 |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 10 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 5 | ... |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | ... |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | ... |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 42 | 42 |
| 14. Diabetes | 6 | 6 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 13 | 26 |
| 16. Heart disease | 61 | 61 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 1 | 1 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 11 | 17 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 11 | 8 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 15 | 11 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 2 | 2 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 9 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | ... |
| 24. Appendicitis | 1 | 3 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | ... | ... |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | ... | 2 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 4 | 6 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 5 | 3 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | ... | ... |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 6 | 9 |
| 32. Senility | 10 | 10 |
| 33. Suicide | 4 | 2 |
| 34. Other violence | 14 | 12 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 24 | 24 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown ... | .... | ... |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):— | ||
| Smallpox | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | |
| Polioencephalitis | 1 | ... |