London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Disease. | Total Number of deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart disease and other diseases of circulatory system | 331 | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 115 | ||
| 446 | |||
| 2. | Cancer | 175 | |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases:— | ||
| (a) Bronchitis | 68 | ||
| (b) Pneumonia | 42 | ||
| (c) Other respiratory diseases | 25 | ||
| 135 | |||
| 4. | Tuberculosis:— | ||
| (a) Respiratory system | 35 | ||
| (b) Other forms | 3 | ||
| 38 | |||
| 5. | Digestive Diseases:— | ||
| (a) Appendicitis | 7 | ||
| (b) Other digestive diseases | 17 | ||
| (c) Ulcer | 11 | ||
| 35 | |||
| 6. | Violent deaths:— | ||
| (a) Suicide | 10 | ||
| (b) Road traffic | 8 | ||
| (c) Other violent causes | 13 | ||
| 31 | |||
| 7. | Premature births | 9 | |
| Congenital malf: birth injury and infant diseases | 22 | ||
| 31 | |||