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 Enfield]
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TABLE I.
Causes of Death during Year 1936.
Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
All Causss—Certified | 433 | 372 | 805 |
Uncertified | — | — | — |
Typhoid and Para-Typhoid Fevers | — | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Diphtheria | — | — | - |
Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 31 | 29 | 00 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Syphilis | — | — | — |
General Paralysis of Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 65 | 08 | 133 |
Diabetes | — | 4 | -1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 20 | 17 | 37 |
Heart Disease | 90 | 95 | 185 |
Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 13 | 22 | 35 |
Bronchitis | 20 | 14 | 34 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 33 | 24 | 57 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Peptic Ulcer | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Appendicitis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | 1 | 1 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — |
Other Puerperal Causes | — | 3 | 3 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 32 | 15 | 47 |
Senility | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Suicide | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Other Violence | 24 | 10 | 34 |
Other Defined Diseases | 38 | 20 | 58 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 | 1 |
Total | 433 | 372 | 805 |