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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING YEAR 1934
| CAUSES OF DEATH | M. | F. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | 356 | 325 | 681 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Influenza | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | 2 | 2 |
| Cerebro-Spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 25 | 16 | 41 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Syphilis | 2 | — | 2 |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 3 | — | 3 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 54 | 37 | 91 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Heart disease | 53 | 75 | 128 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| Bronchitis | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | — | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 4 | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | 4 | 4 |
| Other digestive diseases | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | 4 | 4 |
| Other puerperal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| Senility | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Suicide | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Other violence | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| Other defined diseases | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 | 1 |