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Walthamstow 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General for the year 1945.Whole District.

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar -General for the year 1945.

Whole District.

Causes of death.Males.Females.Total.
1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers———
2. Cerebral-spinal Fever224
3. Scarlet Fever———
4. Whooping Cough———
5. Diphtheria———
6. T.B. of respiratory system362561
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis516
8. Syphilitic Disease729
9. Influenza347
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis———
12. Acute infectious encephalitis1—1
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (Males)12—12
Cancer of uterus (Females)—1212
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum261642
15. Cancer of breast—1414
16. Cancer of other sites7057127
17. Diabetes2810
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions4385128
19. Heart Disease135144279
20. Other diseases of the circulatory system161935
21. Bronchitis563692
22. Pneumonia342660
23. Other Respiratory Diseases10414
24. Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum13417
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years)246
26. Appendicitis134
27. Other digestive diseases111122
28. Nephritis7815
29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis-22
30. Other maternal causes—11
31. Premature birth538
32. Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease201434
33. Suicide448
34. Road traffic accidents7512
35. Other violent causes403272
36. All other causes8374157
Totals, 19456516201,271
Totals, 19447066371,343

Table: The age distribution of Cancer deaths was as follows:—

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.45-65 yrs.65 yrs. & over
————11787102