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Walthamstow 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CAUSES CP DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1940.
WHOLE DISTRICT.
| Causes of Death. | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 5 | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
| 3. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. T.B. of respiratory system | 34 | 24 | 53 |
| 7. Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 8. Syphilitic disease | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9. Influenza | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | - |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12. Acute infectious encephalitis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13M. Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (Males only) | 9 | 9 | |
| 13F. Cancer of Uterus | - | 17 | 17 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and and duodenum | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| 15 . Cancer of breast | - | 17 | 17 |
| 15. Cancer of all other sites | 66 | 45 | 112 |
| 17. Diabetes | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 58 | 80 | 158 |
| 19. Heart disease | 187 | 393 | |
| 20. Other diseases of the circulatory system | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 99 | 63 | 167 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 18 | 5 | 23 | |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 25. Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 13 | 25 | 43 |
| 28. Nephritis | 11 | 13 | 29 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | ||
| 30. Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31. Premature birth | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 32. Congenital malform. birth injury,infantile disease | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 33. Suicide | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 56 | 68 | 134 |
| 36. All other causes | 78 | 70 | 148 |
| Totals. | 790 | 817 | 1607 |
| Totals for 1939 | 673 | 634 | 1312 |
The age distribution of Cancer Deaths was as follows:-
| Under 1 yr. | 1-2 yrs. | 2-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-55 yrs. | 65 yrs. and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | - | 98. |
3. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
FC CT CLINIC.- Total attendances were 11859, and of these 997
were '03? new patients and 10862 were re-attendances by old patients.
The receipts were 5422.10.6.
Two part-time chiropodists were employed when necessary in
addition tr the two full-time chiropodists, and fr r certain perils
all four were fully employed.
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