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 Wood Green]
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Table III.
Causes of Death during the year 1936.
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
---|---|---|
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ||
Measles | 1 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 2 | — |
Diphtheria | 2 | 10 |
Influenza | 4 | 1 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 |
Cerebro - spinal Fever | — | — |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 30 | 16 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 1 |
Syphilis | 1 | — |
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis .. | 3 | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 41 | 50 |
Diabetes | 3 | 8 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 14 | 21 |
Heart Disease | 61 | 81 |
Aneurysm | — | — |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 15 | 22 |
Bronchitis | 4 | 7 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 19 | 17 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | — |
Peptic Ulcer | 5 | 2 |
Diarrnoea, etc. (under two years) | 1 | 6 |
Appendicitis .. | 2 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 4 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 8 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 7 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — |
Other Puerperal Causes | — | 1 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation , etc. | 14 | 6 |
Senility | 2 | 3 |
Suicide | 1 | 1 |
Other Violence | 14 | 11 |
Other Defined Diseases | 17 | 20 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
Totals | 280 | 308 |