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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

Hornsey 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1944.

TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1944.

Total.All Ages.012—45—1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & over
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers000..................................................................1
2.Cerebro-spinal fever000..................................................................2
3.Scarlet Fever000..................................................................3
4.Whooping cough42221...1......................................................4
5.Diphtheria000..................................................................5
6Tuberculosis of respiratory system392415........................3127634...8212......6
7.Other forms of tuberculosis312............1........................1.........1............7
8.Syphilitic diseases871..............................1...1......1......3...2...8
9.Influenza862....................................1.........1...21219
10.Measles000..................................................................10
11.Acute polio-myelitis and polio encephalitis000..................................................................11
12.Acute infectious encephalitis110..............................1.................................12
13Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only)11110..........................................3...2...2...4...13
Caucer of uterus (females)10010.......................................1...3.........4...2
14.Cancer of stomach and duodenum211011..........................................1...26631214
15.Cancer of breast15015.......................................3...3...1...3...515
16.Cancer of all other sites1155263.................................1215816131822111816
17.Diabetes523................................................1111...117
18.Intra cranial vascular lesions1365482.................................11145792333193318
19Heart disease269128141...........................131157329123544537519
20.Other diseases of circ. system513120....................................11122295181020
21.Bronchitis603129....................................1...1343114141921
22.Pneumonia47212635........................11...11322975722
23Other respiratory diseases1019.......................................1.........1...11623
24Ulcer of stomach or duodenum16106..........................................5121...43...24
25.Diarrhœa, under 2 years52323............................................................25
26Appendicitis202.........................................................1...126
27.Other digestive diseases261313...2........................1.........4...32253427
28.Nephritis281513..............................1.........1...34456428
29.Puerperal and post abortive sepsis101...........................1....................................29
30.Other maternal causes101.......................................1........................30
31.Premature birth13103103............................................................31
32.Con. mal., birth injuries, infant ile disease231013910.................................1...1...11.........32
33.Suicide321...................................................12.........33
34.Road traffic accidents752..........................................21......112...34
35.Other violent causes1315081...1......11...174589141196671042735
36.All other causes73403332...1............2...1121133494191736
Totals1,14253960329270221011271620253551469172146160167232