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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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Causes of Deaths during the Year.
| 1945. Total. | Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,024 | All causes | 545 | 497 | 1,042 |
| — | Typhoid and para-typhoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 1 | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | 1 | 1 |
| — | Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
| 2 | Whooping cough | — | 2 | |
| — | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 42 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Syphilitic diseases | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 1 | Influenza | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| — | Measles | — | — | — |
| — | Ac: polio-myel: and polio-enceph: | — | — | — |
| — | Acute infectious enceph: | 1 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Cancer of buc: cav: and oesoph:(M) | 6 | — | 6 |
| 10 | „ uterus (F) | — | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 22 | Cancer of breast | — | 19 | 19 |
| 130 | Cancer of all other sites | 75 | 63 | 138 |
| 6 | Diabetes | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 100 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 42 | 69 | 111 |
| 234 | Heart disease | 145 | 112 | 257 |
| 59 | Other dis: of circ: system | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| 53 | Bronchitis | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 43 | Pneumonia | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 16 | Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 19 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Diarrhoea under itwo years | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Appendicitis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Other digestive diseases | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 21 | Nephritis | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| — | Puerperal and post-abort: sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Other maternal causes | — | — | — |
| 22 | Premature birth | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 24 | Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 | Suicide | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 11 | Road traffic accidents | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 21 | Other violent causes | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 79 | All other causes | 34 | 29 | 63 |