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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Table: The principal certified causes of death at all ages (except congenital causes) are recorded in the following table, along with the comparative numbers of deaths which occurred from the same causes in England and Wales during 1936:—

The principal certified causes of death at all ages (except congenital causes) are recorded in the following table, along with the comparative numbers of deaths which occurred from the same causes in England and Wales during 1936:—

Disease.Wembley. Total No. of deaths.Proportion per total 1,000 deaths.A comparative figure. England & Wales 1936. Prop, per total 1,000 deaths.
Heart and Circulatory Diseases266318311
Cancer116139134
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other Respiratory diseases (excluding tuberculosis)84100102
Tuberculosis, all forms586959
Violence, all forms, including injuries & accidents485746
Influenza36431937 — 0.39 per 1,000 population. Wembley — 0.313 per 1,000 population. 125 County Boroughs and Gt. Towns including London.

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Tuberculosis of the respiratory system accounted for 46
deaths, while the deaths from non-pulmonary tuberculosis
numbered 12.

Table: The deaths from tuberculosis since 1934 have been according to the following table:—

The deaths from tuberculosis since 1934 have been according to the following table:—

Year.Pulmonary.N on-Pulmonary.
1934417
19354511
19363611
19374612