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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
Hendon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
| Cause of Death. | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 555 | 611 |
| 1. Typhoid Fever, etc. | — | 1 |
| 2. .Measles | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Influenza | 10 | 12 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 |
| 8. C'erebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — |
| 9. Respiratory Tuberculosis | 33 | 28 |
| 10. Other Tuberbulosis | 5 | 4 |
| 11. Syphilis | 1 | — |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, etc. | 4 | 2 |
| 13. Cancer | 96 | 106 |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 12 |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 12 | 31 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 127 | 131 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 4 | 2 |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 18 | 38 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 15 | 14 |
| 20. Pneumonia | 26 | 34 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 9 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 6 | 2 |
| 23. Diarrhoea; etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 4 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 8 | 6 |
| 25. Cirrhcsis of Liver | 5 | 1 |
| 26. Other Liver Diseases | 5 | 4 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 11 | 4 |
| 28. Nephritis | 7 | 11 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | 2 |
| 31. Congenital Causes, etc. | 28 | 19 |
| 32. Senility | 15 | 28 |
| 33. Suicide | 6 | 11 |
| 34. Other Violence | 40 | 21 |
| 35. Other Defined Causes | 54 | 57 |
| 36. Ill-defined Causes | — | — |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35) : — | ||
| Small-pox | — | _ |
| Poliomyelitis | — | _ |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year : — | ||
| Total | 43 | 38 |
| Legitimate | 39 | 35 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 3 |