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 1954
[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 (18—21) | 398 | 553 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system (17) | 155 | ||
| 2. | Malignant neoplasms (10—14) | 228 | |
| 3. | Respiratory diseases:— | 111 | |
| (a) Influenza (22) | 2 | ||
| (b) Pneumonia (23) | 45 | ||
| (c) Bronchitis (24) | 56 | ||
| (d) Other respiratory diseases (25) | 8 | ||
| 4. | Tuberculosis:— | ||
| (a) Respiratory system (1) | 15 | 16 | |
| (b) Other forms (2) | 1 | ||
| 5. | Violent deaths:— | ||
| (a) Suicide (35) | 15 | 46 | |
| (b) Road traffic (33) | 14 | ||
| (c) Other violent causes (34) | 17 | ||
| 6. | Congenital malformations (31) | 9 | |
Note : Numbers in brackets are index numbers allocated by
Registrar-General for Annual Return of Causes of Deaths.
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