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 I.
Causes of Death During the Year 1949
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Rates per 1,000 of Population. |
---|---|---|---|---|
388 | 432 | 820 | 9.49 | |
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid levers | ||||
2 Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 0.001 | |
3 Scarlet fever | ||||
4 Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 0.001 | |
5 Diphtheria | ||||
6 Tuberculosis (respiratory system) | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0.33 |
7 Tuberculosis (other forms) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.006 |
8 Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.01 |
9 Influenza | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.12 |
10 Measles | ||||
11 Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 |
12 Acute Infectious Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | 0.001 | |
13 Cancer, Oesoph. (M) Uterus (F) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.09 |
14 Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0.29 |
15 Cancer, Breast | 23 | 23 | 0.30 | |
16 Cancer, other sites | 59 | 55 | 114 | 1.53 |
17 Diabetes | 5 | 5 | 0.06 | |
18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 35 | 63 | 98 | 1.31 |
19 Heart Disease | 98 | 120 | 218 | 2.98 |
20 Other Circulatory Diseases | 22 | 12 | 34 | 0.45 |
21 Bronchitis | 20 | 21 | 41 | 0.55 |
22 Pneumonia | 21 | 20 | 41 | 0.55 |
23 Other Respiratory Diseases | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0.19 |
24 Ulcer, Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.01 |
25 Diarrhoea under 2 years | ||||
26 Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 |
27 Other Digestive Diseases | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.20 |
28 Nephritis | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.19 |
29 Puerperal Sepsis | ||||
30 Other Maternal causes | 2 | 2 | 0.02 | |
31 Premature Birth- | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.09 |
32 Congenital Malformations, Birth Injuries, etc. | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.17 |
33 Suicide | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.12 |
34 Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.07 |
35 Other violent causes | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0.23 |
36 All other causes | 27 | 25 | 52 | 0.69 |