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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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Maternal Mortality
Abortion
with
Sep sis
Other
Abortion
Complication
of
Pregnancy
Sepsis of
Childbirth
and the
Pueperium
Other
England and Wales 0.06 0.05 0.18 0.10 0.37
Wanstead and Woodford — — - - -
Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1. Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | — | 2 |
3. Syphilitic Disease | 4 | 1 | 5 |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. Measles | — | — | — |
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
10. Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach | 11 | 6 | 17 |
11. Malignant Neoplasm—Lung and Bronchus | 20 | 4 | 24 |
12. Malignant Neoplasm—Breast | — | 17 | |
13. Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus | — | 3 | 3 |
14. Malignant Neoplasm—Others | 33 | 30 | 63 |
15. Leukæmia | 3 | - | 3 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | - | 2 |
17. Vascular Lesions—Nervous System | 31 | 51 | 82 |
18. Coronary Disease, Angina | 51 | 36 | 87 |
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 3 | 6 | 9 |
20. Other Heart Disease | 25 | 56 | 81 |
21. Other Circulatory Disease | 18 | 13 | 31 |
22. Influenza | 7 | 7 | 14 |
23. Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | 32 |
24. Bronchitis | 27 | 21 | 48 |
25. Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 |
26. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | 2 | 9 |
27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | 4 |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 1 | — | 1 |
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | - | - |
31.Congenital Malformations | 2 | 4 | 6 |
32. Other Diseases | 24 | 36 | 60 |
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | 1 | 2 | |
34. All Other Accidents | 12 | 5 | 17 |
35. Suicide | 4 | 3 | |
36. Homicide and. Operations of War | — | 1 | 1 |
Totals, 1953 | 318 | 325 | 643 |
Totals, 1952 | 329 | 337 | 666 |