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Walthamstow 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERALFOR THE YEAR 1944.WHOLE DISTRICT

CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL

FOR THE YEAR 1944.

WHOLE DISTRICT

Causes of deathMalesFemalesTotal.
1.Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers———
2.Cerebro-spinal Fever1—1
3.Scarlet Fever———
4.Whooping Cough123
5.Diphtheria———
6.T.B. ofrespiratpry system441660
7.Other forms of Tuberculosis8614
8.Syphilitic disease8311
9.Influenza7310
10.Measles112
11.Acute poliomyelitis & polioencephalitis———
12.Acute infectious encephalitis2—2
13MCancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (Males only3 8—8
13FCancer of uterus—77
14.Cancer of stomach and duodenum231538
15.Cancer of breast—2626
16.Cancer of other sites7962141
17.Diabetes11314
18.Intra-cranial vascular lesions4779126
19.Heart disease134120254
20.Other diseases of the circulatory system141630
21.Bronchitis522678
22.Pneumonia452772
23.Other respiratory diseases6511
24..Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum16420
25.Diarrhoea (under 2 years)112
26.Appendicitis336
27.Other digestive diseases91423
28.Nephritis111526
29.Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis—22
30.Other maternal causes—88
31.Premature birth11415
32.Congenital malform., birth injury, infantile disease26733
33.Suicide437
34.Road Traffic Accidents4—4
35.Other violent causes5373126
36.All other causes8776163
Totals 19447066371343
Totals 19436926021294

Table: The age distribution of Can c er deaths was as follows :-

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.
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