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 Walthamstow]
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Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General
for the year 1939.
Whole District.
Causes of death. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total 1938. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers | - | - | - | - |
2. Measles | - | - | - | 5 |
3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - |
4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
6. Influenza | 18 | 8 | 26 | 7 |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | 3 |
9. T. B. of respiratory system | 46 | 30 | 76 | 72 |
10. Other Tuberculous diseases | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
11. Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
12. General paralysis of the insane, (tabes dorsalis) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | 102 | 126 | 228 | 210 |
14. Diabetes | 8 | 15 | 23 | 21 |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 38 | 43 | 81 | 88 |
16. Heart disease | 162 | 159 | 321 | 346 |
17. Aneurysm | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 23 | 18 | 41 | 52 |
19. Bronchitis | 31 | 27 | 58 | 49 |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 36 | 38 | 74 | 88 |
21. Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 8 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
24. Appendicitis | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | - | 3 | 6 |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 12 | 23 | 26 |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
30. Other Puerperal causes | - | - | - | 2 |
31. Congenital Debility, Malformation, Premature Birth, etc. | 19 | 11 | 30 | 34 |
32. Senility | 36 | 31 | 67 | 50 |
33. Suicide | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
34. Other violence | 25 | 16 | 41 | 33 |
35. Other defined causes | 66 | 59 | 125 | 104 |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | 1 |
Totals | 678 | 634 | 1312 | 1340 |
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. | 46-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. & over |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 101 | 113 |
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. | 46-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. & over |
1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | 101 | 113 |