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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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The Principal Causes of Death.
| Disease. | Total number of deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system. | 288 | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 87 | |
| 375 | ||
| 2. Cancer | 191 | |
| 3. Violent deaths:- | ||
| (a) Suicide | 12 | |
| (b) Road traffic | 8 | |
| (c) Other violent causes | 87 | |
| 107 | ||
| 4. Respiratory diseases:.— | ||
| (a) Bronchitis | 59 | |
| (b) Pneumonia | 16 | |
| (c) Other respiratory diseases | 14 | |
| 89 | ||
| 5. Tuberculosis:— | ||
| (a) Respiratory system | 52 | |
| (b) Other forms | 13 | |
| 65 | ||
| 6. Premature births:— | 15 | |
| Congenital malf.: birth injury and infant diseases | 30 | |
| 45 | ||
| 7. Digestive Diseases:— | ||
| (a) Appendicitis | 3 | |
| (b) Other digestive diseases | 20 | |
| (c) Ulcer | 14 | |
| 37 | ||
| 8. Acute infectious diseases:— | ||
| (a) Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | |
| (b) Scarlet fever | 1 | |
| (c) Influenza | 5 | |
| (d) Measles | 2 | |
| 10 | ||
The four main causes of. natural death remained in order as
in the previous year, but violence as a cause of death became
third in number (107). This abnormal figure, of course, was
due to air raids.
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