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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

Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General for the year 1937.Whole District.

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General for the year 1937.

Whole District.

Causes of death.Males.Females.TotalTotal. 1936.
l.Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers----
2.Measles---8
3.Scarlet Fever1-11
4.Whooping Cough..-224
5.Diphtheria2242
6.Influenza322355 226
7.Encephalitis Lethargica-22
8.Cerebro-spinal Fever-112
9.T. B. of respiratory system42388073
10.Other Tuberculous diseases571214
11.Syphilis9-24
12. 13.General paralysis of the insane, (tabes dorsalis)3-38
Cancer, malignant disease96124220192
14.Diabetes6111716
15.Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.43489185
16.Heart disease141197338374
17.Aneurysm46107
18.Other circulatory diseases24234743
19.Bronchitis..40307058
20.Pneumonia (all forms)574610373
21.Other respiratory diseases881618
22.Peptic Ulcer1541921
23.Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)961511
24.Appendicitis821015
25.Cirrhosis of Liver4261
26.Other diseases of liver, etc.1565
27.Other digestive diseases..18203823
28.Acute and Chronic Nephritis17183546
29.Puerperal Sepsis441
30.Other Puerperal causes-222
31.Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth, etc.23153837
32.Senility10112117
33.Suicide861415
34.Other violence26194533
35.Other defined causes655111682
36.Causes ill-defined or unknown ..—2
Totals71073314431321

Table: The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows: -

The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows: -

Under 1 yr.1-2 yrs.2-5 yrs.5-15 vrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 yrs. & over
—————1299109