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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
Southgate 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1940.
| Causes of Death | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes (Civilians only) | 338 | 431 | 769 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | _ | _ | _ |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | _ | 2 |
| Scarlet fever | _ | _ | _ |
| Whooping Cough. | _ | _ | _ |
| Diphtheria | _ | _ | _ |
| Tuherbulosils,Respiratory system | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| " other forms | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Influenza | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Measles | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Ac.Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | _ | _ | _ |
| Acl. Inf. Encephalitis , | _ | _ | _ |
| Cancer, oesoph. (M) uter|us (F) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 stomach & duodenum | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| " breast | _ | 16 | 16 |
| " other sites | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Intra-cran: vase: lesiops | 22 | 58 | 80 |
| Heart disease | 101 | 107 | 208 |
| Other Circulatory diseases | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Brpncliltis | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| Pneumonia | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| Other Respiratory diseases | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Ulcer,stomach & duodenum | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea urtd4r 2 years | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Digestive diseases | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Nephritis | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Puerperal sepsis | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Other Maternal causes | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Prematjure birth | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Con:Malformations,Birth injuries,etc. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Suicidle | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Road Traffic accidents | 7 | _ | 7 |
| Other violent causes | 16 | 34 | 50 |
| All other causes | 19 | 32 | 51 |
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