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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
Wembley 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING YEAR 1933.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | M. | F. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | 225 | 218 | 443 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Influenza | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal fever | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Heart disease | 32 | 47 | 79 |
| Aneurysm | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| Bronchitis | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Other respiratory diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | — | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other digestive diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other puerperal causes | — | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Senility | — | 5 | 5 |
| Suicide | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Other violence | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Other defined diseases | 23 | 12 | 35 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 | 1 |