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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 1936
[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 | - | - | - |