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Walthamstow 1941
[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 1941.
WHOLE DISTRICT
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | - | - | - |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | - | - | - |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 5 | - | 5 |
| 6. | T.B. of respiratory system | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| 7. | Other Foms of Tuberculosis | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 8. | Syphilitic disease | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 9. | Influenza | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 10. | Measles | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11. | Acute poliomyelitis & polioencephalitis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 12. | Acute infectious encephalitis | - | 2 | 2 |
| 13M. | Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (Males only) | 11 | - | 11 |
| 13F. | Cancer of Uterus | - | 8 | 3 |
| 14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | - | 20 | 20 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 79 | 47 | 126 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 41 | 51 | 92 |
| 19. | Heart disease | 142 | 137 | 273 |
| 20. | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 52 | 48 | 100 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 44 | 39 | 83 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 24. | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | - | 2 | 2 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | - | 3 | 3 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | - | 8 | 17 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 29. | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | 3 | 3 |
| 30. | Other maternal cases | - | 5 | 5 |
| 31. | Premature birth | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 32. | Congenita malform,birth injury, infantile disease | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 33. | Suicide | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 34. | Road traffic accidents | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 44 | 46 | 90 |
| 36. | All other causes | 5 7 | 57 | 114 |
| Totals | 167 | 582 | 1253 | |
| Totals for 1940 | 790 | 817 | 1607 | |
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. | 15-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 95 |
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Clinics and Treatmens Centre:
Foot Clinic.- Total attendances were 8,472 end of these
587 were by ne.v patients and 7,785 were re-attendances by old
patients. The receipts were £400.12.7.
5.