London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Rates per 1,000 of Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397 | 439 | 836 | 11.25 | |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — |
| 2 Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 0.01 |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | — | 16 | 0.22 |
| 6 Tuberculosis, Respiratory System | 9 | 7 | ||
| 7 Tuberculosis, Other forms | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.05 |
| 8 Syphilitic Diseases | 4 | 5 | 9 12 | 0.12 |
| 9 Influenza | 4 | 0.16 | ||
| 10 Measles | — | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
| 11 Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — |
| 12 Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | 1 | 0.01 | |
| 13 Cancer, Oesoph. (M) Uterus (F) | 1 | 5 | 0.08 | |
| 14 Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | 13 | 29 | 0.39 | |
| 15 Cancer, breast | — | 18 | 0.24 | |
| 16 Cancer, other sites | 57 | 39 | 96 | 1.29 |
| 17 Diabetes | 2 | 4 | 0.05 | |
| 18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 37 | 72 | 109 | 1.47 |
| 19 Heart Disease | 146 | 264 | 3.55 | |
| 20 Other Circulatory Diseases | 10 | 20 | 0.27 | |
| 21 Bronchitis | 23 | 41 | 0.55 | |
| 22 Pneumonia | 20 | 23 | 43 | 0.58 |
| 23 Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 24 Ulcer, Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0.12 |
| 25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
| 26 Appendicitis | 1 | — | 1 | 0.01 |
| 27 Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0.28 |
| 28 Nephritis | 17 | 29 | 0.39 | |
| 29 Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — |
| 30 Other Maternal causes | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | 0.11 | |
| 32 Congenital Malformations, Birth Injuries, etc. | 5 | 15 | 0.20 | |
| 33 Suicide | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.09 |
| 34 Road Traffic Accidents | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.07 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.17 |
| 36 All other causes | 25 | 46 | 0.62 |