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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

Harrow 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: Of this number 450 were found to require treatment.

Of this number 450 were found to require treatment.

CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 yearOver 1 and under 2Over 2 and under 5Over 5 and under 15Over 15 and under 25Over 25 and under 35Over 35 and under 45Over 45 and under 55Over 55 and under 65Over 65 and under 75Over 75TotalRegistrar-General's Allocations
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Typhoid fever--------------------------
2. Measles----1--1--------------1111
3. Scarlet fever--------------------------
4. Whooping cough———11-----------------1111
5. Diphtheria————3—32--------------6262
6. Influenza------------111———31—15353
7. Encephalitis lethargica--------------------------
8. Cerebro-spinal fever——1-------------------2-2-
9. Respiratory tuberculosis1-------45717410557—1———29373038
10. Other tuberculosis——1153—12—11——11——————107108
11. Syphilis—1---------------------111
12. General paralysis of the Insane------------2---------2-2-
13. Cancer——————11——117141818332427291722104109103109
14. Diabetes-----------------254—5611711
15. Cerebral hæmorrhage------------314261010961929412740
16. Heart disease------43—12599104392544443849146140150144
17. Aneurysm————————————1—11—11——13342
18. Other circulatory diseases————————2—————2314104162031313232
19. Bronchitis32—1——1—1—1——1——4—245617141813
20. Pneumonia1182131——4—124263655127749415042
21. Other respiratory diseases———————1————11——12——1—3434
22. Peptic ulcer————————————212———311—8282
23. Diarrhoea (under 2 years)13911------------------14101510
24. Appendicitis——————212—111—321—1—1—124115
25. Cirrhosis of liver———————————11——21———1—3333
26. Other diseases of liver--------1---11------1—3131
27. Other digestive diseases21——————————221—22—2—4711812
28. Nephritis———————1——111—1231674316151815
29. Puerperal sepsis-----------3-----------3—3
30. Other puerperal causes---------3-2-4---------9—9
31. Congenital debility3826--------------------33263931
32. Senility——————————————————22132215241521
33. Suicide————————1321256—2—3——-169169
34. Other violence.31——113131441—223—2—2724172017
35. Other defined diseases3411—15—2217610899718513366496649
36. Causes ill-defined-----------------1-----1—1
Total7452661461912221522464962735411884143124126169666630674637