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 1933.
| Causes of Death. Male. | Female. Total. | Rates per 1,000 of Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes (Civilians only) | 268 | 323 | 591 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4 Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 6 Diphtheria | 2 | .. | 2 | 0 .03 |
| 6 Influenza | 13 | 24 | 37 | 0.59 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 8 Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0.34 |
| 10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ,, | 2 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 11 Syphilis | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.03 |
| 12 General Paralysis of the insane. | ||||
| Tabes Dorsal is | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.02 |
| 13 Cancer, Malignant Disease .. | 31 | 60 | 91 | 1.45 |
| 14 Diabetes | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.14 |
| 15 Cerebral Hiemorrhage, etc. | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0.40 |
| 16 Heart Disease | 65 | 91 | 156 | 2.49 |
| 17 Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 18 Other Circulatory Diseases.. | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0.46 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.16 |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 27 | 10 | 37 | 0.59 |
| 21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.08 |
| 22 Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.13 |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 24 Appendicitis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.08 |
| 26 Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | .. | 1 | 0.02 |
| 26 Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0.30 |
| 28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0.26 |
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | • • | 2 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 30 Other puerperal Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 31 Congenital Debility, Premature | ||||
| Birth and Malformation, etc. | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0.22 |
| 32 Senility | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.16 |
| 33 Suicide | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.19 |
| 34 Other Violence | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0.30 |
| 35 Other defined Diseases | 23 | 26 | 49 | 0.79 |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | •• | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Totals | 268 | 323 | 591 | 9.44 |