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 1944.
WHOLE DISTRICT
Causes of death | Males | Females | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
2. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
6. | T.B. ofrespiratpry system | 44 | 16 | 60 |
7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 6 | 14 |
8. | Syphilitic disease | 8 | 3 | 11 |
9. | Influenza | 7 | 3 | 10 |
10. | Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11. | Acute poliomyelitis & polioencephalitis | — | — | |
12. | Acute infectious encephalitis | 2 | — | 2 |
13M | Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (Males only | 3 8 | — | 8 |
13F | Cancer of uterus | — | 7 | 7 |
14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 23 | 15 | 38 |
15. | Cancer of breast | — | 26 | 26 |
16. | Cancer of other sites | 79 | 62 | 141 |
17. | Diabetes | 1 | 13 | 14 |
18. | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 47 | 79 | 126 |
19. | Heart disease | 134 | 120 | 254 |
20. | Other diseases of the circulatory system | 14 | 16 | 30 |
21. | Bronchitis | 52 | 26 | 78 |
22. | Pneumonia | 45 | 27 | 72 |
23. | Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 16 | 4 | 20 | |
25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26. | Appendicitis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
27. | Other digestive diseases | 9 | 14 | 23 |
28. | Nephritis | 11 | 15 | 26 |
29. | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | 2 | 2 |
30. | — | 8 | 8 | |
31. | Premature birth | 11 | 4 | 15 |
32. | Congenital malform., birth injury, infantile disease | 26 | 7 | 33 |
33. | Suicide | 4 | 3 | 7 |
34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | — | 4 |
35. | Other violent causes | 53 | 73 | 126 |
36. | All other causes | 87 | 76 | 163 |
Totals 1944 | 706 | 637 | 1343 | |
Totals 1943 | 692 | 602 | 1294 |
The age distribution of Can c er deaths was as follows :-
Under 1 yr. | 1-2 yrs. | 2-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 yrs. and over. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 98 | 110 |
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