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Walthamstow 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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8
Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General
for the year 1939.

Table: Whole District.

Whole District.

Causes of death.Males.Females.Total.Total 1938.
1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers----
2. Measles---5
3. Scarlet Fever----
4. Whooping Cough1232
5. Diphtheria1122
6. Influenza188267
7. Encephalitis Lethargica4-44
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever---3
9. T. B. of respiratory system46307672
10. Other Tuberculous diseases33613
11. Syphilis1125
12. General paralysis of the insane, (tabes dorsalis)1235
13. Cancer, malignant disease102126228210
14. Diabetes8152321
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.38438188
16. Heart disease162159321346
17. Aneurysm4487
18. Other circulatory diseases23184152
19. Bronchitis31275849
20. Pneumonia (all forms)36387488
21. Other respiratory diseases921114
22. Peptic Ulcer81920
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)2247
24. Appendicitis34711
25. Cirrhosis of Liver3-36
26. Other diseases of liver, etc.3365
27. Other digestive diseases791632
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis11122326
29. Puerperal Sepsis-221
30. Other Puerperal causes---2
31. Congenital Debility, Malformation, Premature Birth, etc.19113034
32. Senility36316750
33. Suicide751215
34. Other violence25164133
35. Other defined causes6659125104
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown---1
Totals67863413121340

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.46-65 yrs.65 yrs. & over
1--1111101113
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--1111101113