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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Causes of Deaths during the Year.
| 1944. Total, | Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,077 | All causes | 533 | 491 | 1,024 |
| — | Typhoid and para-typhoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| — | Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| 2 | Whooping cough | — | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | |
| 52 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 13 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Influenza | 1 | — | 1 |
| — | Measles | — | — | — |
| — | Ac: polio-myel: and polio-enceph: | — | — | — |
| 2 | Acute infectious enceph: | — | — | — |
| — | Cancer of buc: cav: and œsoph:(M) | 14 | — | 14 |
| 20 | „ uterus (F) | — | 10 | 10 |
| 29 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 24 | Cancer of breast | — | 22 | 22 |
| 118 | Cancer of all other sites | 76 | 54 | 130 |
| 8 | Diabetes | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 87 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 31 | 69 | 100 |
| 222 | Heart disease | 114 | 120 | 234 |
| 66 | Other dis: of circ: system | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| 45 | Bronchitis | 33 | 20 | 53 |
| 59 | Pneumonia | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| 16 | Other respiratory diseases | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Diarrhoea under two years | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Appendicitis | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Other digestive diseases | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 20 | Nephritis | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 1 | Puerperal and post-abort: sepsis | — | — | — |
| 1 | Other maternal causes | — | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Premature birth | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 30 | Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 12 | Suicide | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Road traffic accidents | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 87 | Other violent causes | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 81 | All other causes | 48 | 31 | 79 |