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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 1946
[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 | 311 | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 111 | 422 | |
| 2. | Cancer | 197 | |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases:— | ||
| (a) Bronchitis | 41 | ||
| (b) Pneumonia | 44 | ||
| (c) Other respiratory diseases | 14 | ||
| 99 | |||
| 4. | Violent deaths:— | ||
| (a) Suicide | 17 | ||
| (b) Road traffic | 13 | ||
| (c) Other violent causes | 23 | ||
| 53 | |||
| 5. | Tuberculosis:— | ||
| (a) Respiratory system | 43 | ||
| (b) Other forms | 8 | ||
| 51 | |||
| 6. | Digestive Diseases:— | ||
| (a) Appendicitis | 4 | ||
| (b) Other digestive diseases | 27 | ||
| (c) Ulcer | 13 | ||
| 44 | |||
| 7. | Premature births | 18 | |
| Congenital malf: ibirth injury and infant diseases | 24 | ||
| 42 | |||