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 1939.
Causes of eath. | Male. | Female. |
---|---|---|
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — |
Measles | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | 1 |
Diphtheria | 1 | — |
Influenza | 2 | 7 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 |
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 15 | 1l |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | i | 1 |
Syphilis | 1 | — |
General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis .. | 5 | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 50 | 54 |
Diabetes | 3 | 5 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 13 | 17 |
Heart Disease | 82 | 97 |
Aneurysm | 2 | 3 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 12 | 18 |
Bronchitis | 11 | 5 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 20 | 12 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 3 |
Peptic Ulcer | 2 | 0 |
Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 |
Appendicitis | 1 | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 0 | 5 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 0 | 1 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | 6 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 8 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 |
Other Puerperal Causes | — | — |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 11 | 4 |
Senility .. | 1 | 14 |
Suicide | 2 | 3 |
Other Violence | 7 | 10 |
Other Defined Diseases | 21 | 19 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
Diarrhoea (2 years and over) | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 281 | 313 |