Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Causes of Deaths during the Year.
1947. Total. | Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | 1948. Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1,124 | All causes | 526 | 516 | 1,042 |
— | Typhoid and para-typhoid fevers | — | 1 | 1 |
— | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
— | Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
2 | Whooping cough | 2 | 1 | 3 |
— | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
49 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 26 | 13 | 39 |
10 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 6 | — | 6 |
2 | Syphilitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Influenza | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2 | Measles | — | — | — |
1 | Ac: polio myel: and polio-enceph: | 1 | — | 1 |
1 | Acute infectious enceph: | — | — | — |
5 | Cancer of buc: cav: and cesoph:(M) | 5 | — | 5 |
16 | „ uterus (F) | — | 15 | 15 |
30 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 16 | 11 | 27 |
27 | Cancer of breast | — | 37 | 37 |
135 | Cancer of all other sites | 98 | 55 | 153 |
8 | Diabetes | 4 | 5 | 9 |
117 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 47 | 66 | 113 |
253 | Heart disease | 135 | 136 | 271 |
64 | Other dis: of circ: system | 19 | 19 | 38 |
54 | Bronchitis | 30 | 24 | 54 |
52 | Pneumonia | 18 | 18 | 36 |
18 | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | 11 | 16 |
14 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 11 | 2 | 13 |
3 | Diarrhoea under two years | 2 | — | 2 |
5 | Appendicitis | — | 3 | 3 |
31 | Other digestive diseases | 14 | 19 | 33 |
30 | Nephritis | 13 | 9 | 22 |
— | Puerperal and post-abort: sepsis | — | 1 | 1 |
3 | Other maternal causes | — | 1 | 1 |
8 | Premature birth | 3 | 6 | 9 |
33 | Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 14 | 12 | 26 |
18 | Suicide | 11 | 4 | 15 |
12 | Road traffic accidents | 7 | 2 | 9 |
22 | Other violent causes | 9 | 6 | 15 |
88 | All other causes | 27 | 35 | 62 |