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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE C.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE TEN YEARS, 1921-1930
CAUSES OF DEATH | All Ages. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registrar-General's returns. | |||||||||||
1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1928 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | ||
All causes—Certified | |||||||||||
Uncertified | |||||||||||
1 Enteric Fever. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2 Small-pox | 2 | ||||||||||
3 Measles | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
4 Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
5 Whooping Cough | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||
6 Diphtheria | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
7 Influenza | 10 | 65 | 16 | 54 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 47 | 24 | 7 |
8 Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 53 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 60 | 74 | 10 |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 159 | 147 | 134 | 138 | 147 | 143 | 146 | 136 | 143 | 136 | 12 |
13 Rheumatic lever | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
14 Diabetes | 11 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
15 Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc | 82 | 57 | 49 | 43 | 60 | 68 | 53 | 60 | 54 | 68 | 15 |
16 Heart Disease | 231 | 263 | 188 | 200 | 160 | 163 | 141 | 126 | 116 | 122 | 16 |
17 Arterio-sclerosis | 43 | 63 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 60 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 17 |
18 Bronchitis | 41 | 45 | 48 | 58 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 18 |
19 Pneumonia 'all forms) | 54 | 64 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 46 | 19 |
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | 14 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
22 Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
23 Appendicitis | 16 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 25 |
26 Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | |||
27 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 19 | 36 | 42 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 28 |
29 Suicide | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
30 Other Deaths from Violence | 29 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 30 |
31 Other Defined Diseases | 188 | 161 | 173 | 167 | 171 | 170 | 175 | 196 | 190 | 185 | 31 |
32 Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | 1 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
Total | 1050 | 1130 | 1000 | 1009 | 926 | 956 | 938 | 928 | 995 | 968 |