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 Willesden]
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Appendix A—Table 11(a)
CAUSES OF DEATH IN WILLESDEN URBAN DISTRICT AS CIRCULATED BY REGISTRAR-GENERAL.—1931.
Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 960 | 978 | |
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | |
2. Measles | 3 | 2 | |
3. Scarlet fever | 1 | 4 | |
4. Whooping cough | 4 | 5 | |
5. Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | |
6. Influenza | 21 | 29 | |
7. Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | 2 | |
8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 3 | |
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 89 | 56 | |
10. Other tuberculous diseases | 11 | 16 | |
11. Syphilis | 2 | 1 | |
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 13 | 2 | |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | 116 | 141 | |
14. Diabetes | 7 | 15 | |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc | 47 | 61 | |
16. Heart disease | 163 | 195 | |
17. Aneurysm | 5 | 3 | |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 28 | 41 | |
19. Bronchitis | 42 | 27 | |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 87 | 76 | |
21. Other respiratory diseases | 18 | 12 | |
22. Peptic ulcer | 15 | 4 | |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 14 | 5 | |
24. Appendicitis | 8 | 10 | |
25. Cirrhosis of liver | 5 | 3 | |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | 5 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 29 | 18 | |
28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 27 | 29 | |
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 5 | |
30. Other puerperal causes | — | 4 | |
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc | 46 | 39 | |
32. Senility | 28 | 47 | |
33. Suicide | 11 | 14 | |
34. Other violence | 42 | 23 | |
35. Other defined diseases | 70 | 77 | |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | |
Special causes (included in No. 35 above):— | |||
Small-pox | — | — | |
Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
Polioencephalitis | - | - | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 101 | 71 |
Legitimate | 88 | 67 | |
Illegitimate | 13 | 4 |