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Walthamstow 1942
[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 1942.
WHOLE DISTRICT
| Causes of Death | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | _ | — | — |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6. | T.B. of respiratory system | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 8. | Syphilitic disease | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 9. | Influenza | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10. | Measles | - | - | - |
| 11. | Acute poliomyelitis & polioencephalitis | - | - | - |
| 12. | Acute infectious encephalitis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 13M. | Cancer of buccal cavity &, oesophagus | |||
| (Males only) | 6 | - | 6 | |
| 13F. | Cancer of Uterus | - | 10 | 10 |
| l4 , | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | — | 25 | 25 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 65 | 49 | 114 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 47 | 57 | 104 |
| 19. | Heart disease | 137 | 133 | 270 |
| 20. | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 121. | Bronchitis | 60 | 26 | 86 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 46 | 28 | 74 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 24. | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 125. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 29. | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | 1 | 1 |
| 30. | Other maternal causes | - | 1 | 1 |
| 31. | Premature birth | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 32. | Congenital malform. birth in jury,infantile | |||
| disease | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| 33. | Suicide | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 34. | Road traffic accidents | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 35. | Other violent oauses | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 36. | All other causes | 76 | 49 | 125 |
| Totals | 613 | 527 | 1140 | |
| Totals for 194 | 671 | 582 | 1253 |
The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows:-
| Under 1 yrs. | 1-2 yrs. | 2-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 73 | 102 |
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Clinic3 and Treatment Centres.
Foot Clinio.- Total attendances were 7,794, and of these 569
'•vers by nsw "patients and 7.225 were re-attendances by old patients.
The receipts were £405.7.4d,
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