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
Table 1 DEATHS
Causes:
Males | Females | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis (respiratory) | 1 | 5 | |
2. | Tuberculosis (other) | — | 2 | |
3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. | Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | 1 |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 3 | 5 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 29 | 15 | 44 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 99 | 26 | 125 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 34 | 34 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 15 | 15 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 79 | 77 | 156 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 4 | 4 | 8 |
16. | Diabetes | 7 | 4 | 11 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 60 | 96 | 156 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 241 | 130 | 371 |
19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 6 | 12 | 18 |
20. | Other heart disease | 50 | 69 | 119 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 35 | 56 | 91 |
22. | Influenza | — | — | — |
23. | Pneumonia | 54 | 51 | 105 |
24. | Bronchitis | 80 | 29 | 109 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 12 | 5 | 17 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 7 | 5 | 12 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 5 | 6 | 11 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 8 | — | 8 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | 1 | 1 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 8 | 10 | 18 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 63 | 84 | 147 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 12 | 8 | 20 |
34. | All other accidents | 21 | 17 | 38 |
35. | Suicide | 15 | 12 | 27 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | - | 2 | 2 |
TOTAL | 910 | 774 | 1,684 |