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Walthamstow 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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11
Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General
for the year 1946

Table: Whole District

Whole District

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers---
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever325
3. Scarlet Fever———
4. Whooping Cough123
6. Diphtheria336
6. T.B. of Respiratory System301646
7. Other Forms of Tuberculosis10212
8. Syphilitic Diseases6—6
9. Influenza9716
10. Measles———
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis---_
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis112
C Cancer of buccal cavity and oeso-13. phagus (Males)6-6
Cancer of uterus (Females)—1111
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum271946
15. Cancer of breast—2121
16. Cancer all other sites7861139
17. Diabetes11213
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions6485149
19. Heart Disease147131278
20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System222244
21. Bronchitis5947106
22. Pneumonia393271
23. Other Respiratory Diseases9817
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum16319
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years)123
26. Appendicitis235
27. Other Digestive Diseases151429
28. Nephritis111021
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis———
30. Other Maternal Causes—22
31. Premature Birth111122
32. Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease191433
33. Suicide9312
34. Road Traffic Accidents819
35. Other Violent Causes101424
36. All Other Causes7679155
Totals, 19466936381,331
Totals, 19456516201,271

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
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