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 Wembley]
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CAUSES OF DEATH DURING YEAR 1936.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | M. | F. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
ALL CAUSES | 369 | 401 | 770 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
Diptheria | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Influenza | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | — | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal fever | — | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 21 | 15 | 36 |
Other tuberculosis | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Syphilis | 1 | - | 1 |
General paralysis of insane, etc. | 2 | — | 2 |
Cancer | 41 | 67 | 108 |
Diabetes | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 6 | 16 | 22 |
Heart disease | 72 | 71 | 143 |
Aneurysm | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Other circulatory | 19 | 33 | 52 |
Bronchitis | 10 | 11 | 21 |
Pneumonia | 22 | 23 | 45 |
Other respiratory | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Peptic Ulcer | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Diarrhcea, etc (under 2 years) | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Appendicitis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | — | 1 |
Other liver diseases | — | 5 | 5 |
Other digestive | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Nephritis | 13 | 8 | 21 |
Puerperal sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
Other puerperal | — | 2 | 2 |
Congenital causes, etc. | 23 | 24 | 47 |
Senility | 8 | 14 | 22 |
Suicide | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Other violence | 27 | 10 | 37 |
Other defined causes | 33 | 47 | 80 |
Causes ill-defined | - | - | - |