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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE II.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| Cause. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | _ | _ | _ |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 39 | 12 | 51 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Syphilitic disease | 5 | — | 5 |
| Influenza | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — |
| Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M); uterus (F) | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 29 | 15 | 44 |
| Cancer of breast | — | 26 | 26 |
| Cancer of all other sites | 110 | 81 | 191 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 67 | 89 | 156 |
| Heart Diseases | 223 | 231 | 454 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 35 | 48 | 83 |
| Bronchitis | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Other digestive diseases | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Nephritis | 15 | 29 | |
| Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | 3 | |
| Other maternal causes | — | 2 | |
| Premature births | 5 | 7 | |
| Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 23 | 9 | 32 |