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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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T able IV.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1935.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 6 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years | 65 and under 65 years. | 5 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 23 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| General Paralysis of Insane | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
| Diabetes | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 |
| Heart Disease | 155 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 67 |
| Aneurysm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Peptic Ulcer | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | - |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2) | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | - |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other Diseases of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other Puerperal Causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility, etc. | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Senility | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 |
| Suicide | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| Other Violence | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 48 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 |
| Causes ill-defined | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Totals | 529 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 93 | 133 | 155 |