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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 1953
[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 (18—21) | 352 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system (17) | 152 | |
| 504 | ||
| 2. | Malignant neoplasms (10—14) | 263 |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases:— | |
| (a) Influenza (22) | 15 | |
| (b) Pneumonia (23) | 39 | |
| (c) Bronchitis (24) | 69 | |
| (d) Other respiratory diseases (25) | 14 | |
| 137 | ||
| 4. | Tuberculosis:— | |
| (a) Respiratory system (1) | 14 | |
| (b) Other forms (2) | 5 | |
| 19 | ||
| 5. | Violent deaths:— | |
| (a) Suicide (35) | 8 | |
| (b) Road traffic (33) | 7 | |
| (c) Other violent causes (34) | 26 | |
| 41 | ||
| 6. | Congenital malformations (31) | 7 |
| Note: Numbers in brackets are index numbers allocated by Registrar-General for Annual Return of Causes of Deaths, | ||