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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 1938

[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 1938.Whole District.

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General for the year 1938.

Whole District.

Causes of death.Males.Females.Total.Total 1937.
1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers
2. Measles325-
3. Scarlet Fever---1
4. Whooping Cough..1122
5. Diphtheria-224
6. Influenza25755
7. Encephalitis Lethargica1342
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever3-31
9. T. B. of respiratory system45277280
10. Other Tuberculous diseases761312
11. Syphilis4152
12. General paralysis of the insane, (tabes dorsalis)5-53
13. Cancer, malignant disease103107210220
14. Diabetes6152117
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.42468891
16. Heart disease178168346338
17. Aneurysm43710
18. Other circulatory diseases15375247
19. Bronchitis..27224970
20. Pneumonia (all forms)424688103
21. Other respiratory diseases681416
22. Peptic Ulcer1462019
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)34715
24. Appendicitis921110
25. Cirrhosis of Liver5166
26. Other diseases of liver, etc.2356
27. Other digestive diseases18143238
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis12142635
29. Puerperal Sepsis-114
30. Other Puerperal causes-222
31. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth, etc.19153438
32. Senility20305021
33. Suicide961514
34. Other violence19143345
35. Other defined causes6341104116
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown1-1-
Totals68865213401443

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

The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows:-

Under lyr.1-2 yrs.2-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.45-65 yrs.65 yrs. & over
———1—1192106