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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Appendix A.—Table II (a).
CAUSES OF DEATH IN BOROUGH OF WILLESDEN AS CIRCULATED BY REGISTRAR-GENERAL.—1938.
| 2. Measles | 3 | 3 |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | 2 | 5 |
| 6. Influenza | 5 | 4 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | 3 |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Respiratory tuberculosis | 53 | 49 |
| 10. Other tuberculosis | 7 | 9 |
| 11. Syphilis | 3 | 2 |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, etc. | 3 | 1 |
| 13. Cancer | 163 | 167 |
| 14. Diabetes | 9 | 17 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage | 28 | 38 |
| 16. Heart disease | 176 | 184 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 9 | 3 |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | 60 | 48 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 28 | 30 |
| 20. Pneumonia | 95 | 58 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | 7 | 7 |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | 16 | 9 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 21 | 9 |
| 24. Appendicitis | 6 | 5 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | 2 |
| 26. Other diseases of liver | 5 | 1 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 17 | 26 |
| 28. Nephritis | 29 | 32 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | 3 |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | — | 2 |
| 31. Congenital causes, etc. | 55 | 31 |
| 32. Senility | 29 | 37 |
| 33. Suicide | 14 | 10 |
| 34. Other violence | 31 | 28 |
| 35. Other defined causes | 62 | 81 |
| 36. Ill-defined causes | — | - |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):— | ||
| Small-pox | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — |
| Polioencephalitis | — | 1 |
| Anthrax | — | — |
| Total | 108 | 55 |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year Legitimate | 95 | 46 |
| Illegitimate | 13 | 9 |