London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
This page requires JavaScript
2.
The following Table shows the causes of death during the year;-
TABLE I
| CAUSE | MALE . | FEMALE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 49 | 24 | 73 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | — | 9 | 9 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Influenza | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) uterus (P) | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Cancer of breast | — | 23 | 23 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 89 | 76 | 165 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 54 | 83 | 137 |
| Heart disease | 183 | 178 | 361 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| Bronchitis | 35 | 24 | 59 |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 41 | 83 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Diarrhoea, under 2 years | 5 | 8 | |
| Appendicitis | — | 6 | 6 |
| Other digestive diseases | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Nephritis | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other maternal causes | — | 4 | 4 |
| Premature birth | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| Suicide | — | 7 | 7 |
| Road traffic accidents | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Other violent causes | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| All other causes | 58 | 38 | 96 |
| TOTAL - All causes | 689 | 698 | 1387 |