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Willesden 1932
[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.—1932.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 958 | 895 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Measles | 14 | 7 |
| 3. Scarlet fever | 1 | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | 5 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 7 | 3 |
| 6. Influenza | 24 | 33 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | 1 |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 4 | 6 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 76 | 52 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | 7 | 11 |
| 11. Syphilis | 4 | 2 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 8 | 3 |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 119 | 133 |
| 14. Diabetes | 7 | 9 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc | 30 | 40 |
| 16. Heart disease | 168 | 176 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 7 | 3 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 34 | 33 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 35 | 41 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 78 | 69 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 16 | 6 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 17 | 6 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 19 | 15 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 7 | 3 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | — |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 3 | 14 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 25 | 20 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 33 | 34 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 6 |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | 4 |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malforma | ||
| tions, etc. | 52 | 25 |
| 32. Senility | 25 | 45 |
| 33. Suicide | 20 | 8 |
| 34. Other violence | 35 | 15 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 75 | 69 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above):— | - | - |
| Small-pox | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — |
| Total Deaths of Infants under 1 year Legitimate Illegitimate | 102 | 67 |
| 86 | 49 | |
| 16 | 18 |