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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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Heart disease alone again appears as the principal
cause of mortality, having accounted for 18.5 per cent. of
the total deaths.
Cancer, accounting for 14.0 per cent. of the deaths,
was the next highest cause of mortality.
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system accounted for
36 deaths, a decrease of 9 on the figure for 1935, and deaths
from non-pulmonary tuberculosis numbered 11, the same
figure as for the previous year. It is noted, therefore, that
there was a decrease in the deaths from tuberculosis.
The following tables are interesting. In them there may be seen a reflection of the exceptional age distribution of the population. Some of the main causes of death are firstly set out with a comparative figure for 1935 for the whole country:-
| Disease. | Wembley. Total No. of deaths. | Proportion per total 1,000 deaths. | A comparative figure. England & Wales 1935. Prop, per total 1,000 deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart and Circulatory Diseases | 200 | 260 | 295 |
| Cancer | 108 | 140 | 135 |
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other Respiratory diseases (excluding tuberculosis) | 77 | 100 | 99 |
| Tuberculosis | 47 | 61 | 62 |
| Violence all forms, including suicide | 47 | 61 | 46 |