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Willesden 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Appendix A.-Table 11(a).CAUSES OF DEATH IN BOROUGH OF WILLESDEN AS CIRCULATED BY REGISTRAR-GENERAL.-1933.

Appendix A.-Table 11(a).

CAUSES OF DEATH IN BOROUGH OF WILLESDEN AS CIRCULATED BY REGISTRAR-GENERAL.-1933.

Causes of Death.M.F.
All Causes924966
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers1-
2. Measles2-
3. Scarlet fever1-
4. Whooping cough39
5. Diphtheria47
6. Influenza2924
7. Encephalitis lethargica--
8. Cerebro-spinal fever21
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system7550
10. Other tuberculous diseases87
11. Syphilis52
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis8-
13. Cancer, malignant disease110154
14. Diabetes1212
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.4058
16. Heart disease164189
17. Aneurysm71
18. Other circulatory diseases2933
19. Bronchitis2636
20. Pneumonia (all forms)6761
21. Other respiratory diseases1215
22. Peptic ulcer156
23. Diarrhcea etc (under 2 years)1113
24. Appendicitis66
25. Cirrhosis of liver23
26. Other diseases of liver, etc.27
27. Other digestive diseases2224
28. Acute and chronic nephritis2334
29. Puerperal sepsis-7
30. Other puerperal causes-8
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformaations, etc.4923
32. Senility2358
33. Suicide1712
34. Other violence5328
35. Other defined diseases9478
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown2-
Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):-
Small-pox--
Poliomyelitis-1
Polioencephalitis--
Deaths of Infants under 1 yearTotal7449
Legitimate6142
Illegitimate137