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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING YEAR 1935.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | M. | F. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | 336 | 342 | 678 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | - | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Influenza | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | 2 | 2 |
| Gerebro-Spinal fever | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| Other tuberculosis | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General paralysis of insane, etc. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cancer | 52 | 44 | 96 |
| Diabetes | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| Heart disease | 60 | 88 | 148 |
| Aneurysm | 6 | — | 6 |
| Other circulatory | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Other respiratory | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Other liver diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other digestive | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Nephritis | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| Other puerperal | — | — | — |
| Congenital causes, etc. | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Senility | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Suicide | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Other violence | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Other defined causes | 34 | 24 | 58 |
| Causes ill-defined | — | — | — |