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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TABLES
TABLES
Table 1
DEATHS
Causes:
Males | Females | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis (respiratory) | 8 | 5 | 13 |
2. | Tuberculosis (other) | 1 | — | 1 |
3. | Syphilitic disease | 5 | 1 | 6 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping cough | — | — | — |
6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
9. | Other infective and parasytic diseases | 1 | 4 | 5 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 24 | 14 | 38 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 95 | 11 | 106 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 46 | 46 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 16 | 16 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 101 | 91 | 192 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 9 | 6 | 15 |
16. | Diabetes | 5 | 7 | 12 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 87 | 119 | 206 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 206 | 125 | 331 |
19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 17 | 22 | 39 |
20. | Other heart disease | 47 | 110 | 157 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 38 | 51 | 89 |
22. | Influenza | 9 | 11 | 20 |
23. | Pneumonia | 31 | 47 | 78 |
24. | Bronchitis | 90 | 41 | 131 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | 9 | 21 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | 4 | 15 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 7 | 5 | 12 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 5 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | — | 11 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 3 | 3 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 7 | 10 | 17 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 80 | 79 | 159 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 14 | 4 | 18 |
34. | All other accidents | 23 | 26 | 49 |
35. | Suicide | 11 | 5 | 16 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | 2 | 2 | 4 |
TOTAL | 955 | 877 | 1,832 |