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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Causes of Deaths during the Year.
| 1943. Total. | Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,016 | All causes | 566 | 511 | 1,077 |
| — | Typhoid and para-typhoid fevers | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| —- | Whooping - cough | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| — | Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 28 | Influenza | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Measles | — | — | — |
| — | Ac: polio-myel: and polio-enceph: | — | — | — |
| — | Acute infectious enceph: | — | 2 | 2 |
| — | Cancer of buc: cav: and œsoph: (M) | — | — | — |
| 13 | „ uterus (F) | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 28 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 21 | Cancer of breast | — | 24 | 24 |
| 121 | Cancer of all other sites | 60 | 58 | 118 |
| 11 | Diabetes | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 100 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 33 | 54 | 87 |
| 204 | Heart disease | 121 | 101 | 222 |
| 44 | Other dis: of circ: system | 33 | 66 | |
| 42 | Bronchitis | 26 | 19 | 45 |
| 63 | Pneumonia | 38 | 21 | 59 |
| 13 | Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | Diarrhœa under two years | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Appendicitis | — | 3 | 3 |
| Other digestive diseases | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| 19 | Nephritis | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Puerperal and post-abort: sepsis | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Other maternal causes | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | Premature birth | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 25 | Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 15 | Suicide | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Road traffic accidents | 8 | — | 8 |
| 27 | Other violent causes | 49 | 38 | 87 |
| 78 | All other causes | 49 | 32 | 81 |
Of the 1,077 deaths, 583 (that is, 54.13%) occurred elsewhere
than within the Borough boundary, and 494 took place in hospital
(that is, 45.87%).
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