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 BOROUGH OF WILLESDEN AS CIRCULATED BY REGISTRAR-GENERAL.-1933.
Causes of Death. | M. | F. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Causes | 924 | 966 | |
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | - | |
2. Measles | 2 | - | |
3. Scarlet fever | 1 | - | |
4. Whooping cough | 3 | 9 | |
5. Diphtheria | 4 | 7 | |
6. Influenza | 29 | 24 | |
7. Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | |
8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | |
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 75 | 50 | |
10. Other tuberculous diseases | 8 | 7 | |
11. Syphilis | 5 | 2 | |
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 8 | - | |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | 110 | 154 | |
14. Diabetes | 12 | 12 | |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 40 | 58 | |
16. Heart disease | 164 | 189 | |
17. Aneurysm | 7 | 1 | |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 29 | 33 | |
19. Bronchitis | 26 | 36 | |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 67 | 61 | |
21. Other respiratory diseases | 12 | 15 | |
22. Peptic ulcer | 15 | 6 | |
23. Diarrhcea etc (under 2 years) | 11 | 13 | |
24. Appendicitis | 6 | 6 | |
25. Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 3 | |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | 7 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 22 | 24 | |
28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 23 | 34 | |
29. Puerperal sepsis | - | 7 | |
30. Other puerperal causes | - | 8 | |
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformaations, etc. | 49 | 23 | |
32. Senility | 23 | 58 | |
33. Suicide | 17 | 12 | |
34. Other violence | 53 | 28 | |
35. Other defined diseases | 94 | 78 | |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | - | |
Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):- | |||
Small-pox | - | - | |
Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | |
Polioencephalitis | - | - | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year | Total | 74 | 49 |
Legitimate | 61 | 42 | |
Illegitimate | 13 | 7 |