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 Southgate]
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Table 1.
Causes of Death during the Year 1921.
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
163 | 144 | 307 | |
1 Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. |
2 Small-pox | .. | .. | .. |
3 Measles | .. | .. | .. |
4 Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. |
5 Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | 1 |
6 Diphtheria | 4 | .. | 4 |
7 Influenza | 5 | 2 | 7 |
8 Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | 1 | 1 |
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | .. | 1 | 1 |
10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 16 | 12 | 28 |
11 Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 3 | 4 |
12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 22 | 24 | 46 |
13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 |
14 Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 4 |
15 Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 7 | 11 | 18 |
16 Heart Disease | 16 | 23 | 39 |
17 Arterio-Sclerosis | 13 | 6 | 19 |
18 Bronchitis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 9 | 22 |
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | .. | 1 | 1 |
22 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | . . | . . | . . |
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 6 | 5 | 11 |
20 Puerperal Sepsis | . . | 3 | 3 |
27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | . . | 2 | 2 |
28 Congenital Debility, Malformation, and Premature Birth | 8 | 4 | 12 |
29 Suicide | 1 | 1 | |
30 Other Deaths from Violence | 5 | 2 | 7 |
31 Other defined Diseases | 32 | 27 | 59 |
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | . . | . . | . . |
Totals | 163 | 144 | 307 |