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 1945.
Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. |
---|---|---|
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ||
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | _ |
Scarlet Fever | _ | _ |
Whooping Cough | _ | _ |
Diphtheria | _ | _ |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 22 | 5 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 1 |
Syphilitic Diseases | 1 | |
Influenza | _ | 1 |
Measles | — | |
Acute Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis | _ | __ |
Acute Inf. Encephalitis | 2 | _ |
Cancer of Buc. Cav. and Oesophagus—Male | 6 | _ |
Uterus—Female | _ | |
Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 10 | 7 |
Cander of Breast | — | 10 |
Cancer of all other sites | 38 | 19 |
Diabetes | 2 | 2 |
Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 26 | 48 |
Heart Disease | 79 | 99 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 19 | 19 |
Bronchitis | 27 | 11 |
Pneumonia | 16 | 11 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 2 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | — |
Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1 | — |
Appendicitis | — | — |
Other Digestive Diseases | 11 | |
Nephritis | 8 | 5 |
Puerperal and Post-Abort. Sepsis | — | — |
Other Maternal Causes | — | _ |
Premature Birth | — | 3 |
Congenital Malformations, Birth Injuries, Infantile Diseases .. .. .. | 2 | |
Suicide | 2 | 2 |
Road Traffic Accidents | 1 | |
Other Violent causes .. | 16 | 23 |
All other causes | 17 | 10 |
Totals | 317 | 299 |