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 1955
[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) | 387 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system (17) | 141 |
| 528 | |
| 2. Malignant neoplasms (10—14) | 234 |
| 3. Respiratory diseases:— | |
| (a) Influenza (22) | 6 |
| (b) Pneumonia (23) | 37 |
| (c) Bronchitis (24) | 56 |
| (d) Other respiratory diseases (25) | 2 |
| 101 | |
| 4. Tuberculosis:— | |
| (a) Respiratory system (1) | 5 |
| (b) Other forms (2) | 3 |
| 8 | |
| 5. Violent deaths:— | |
| (a) Suicide (35) | 16 |
| (b) Road traffic (33) | 10 |
| (c) Other violent causes (34) | 18 |
| 44 | |
| 6. Congenital malformations (31) | 4 |
| Note: Numbers in brackets are index numbers allocated by Registrar-General for Annual Return of Causes of Deaths. | |