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Walthamstow 1949

[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 1949Whole District

Causes of Death as given by the Registrar-General for the year 1949

Whole District

Causes of Death.Males.Females.Total.
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers---
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever---
3. Scarlet Fever---
4. Whooping Cough1-1
5. Diphtheria---
6. T.B. of Respiratory System271744
7. Other Forms of Tuberculosis448
8. Syphilitic Diseases7-7
9. Influenza9716
10. Measles---
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis224
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis---
Cancer of buccal cavity and oeso13.phagus (Males)5-5
[Cancer of uterus (Females)-1010
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum211334
15. Cancer of breast12122
16. Cancer all other sites7662138
17. Diabetes178
18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions4588133
19. Heart Disease168202370
20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System202949
21. Bronchitis7342115
22. Pneumonia293867
23. Other Respiratory Diseases. .20424
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum12618
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years)112
26. Appendicitis235
27. Other Digestive Diseases111021
28. Nephritis111324
29. Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis---
30. Other Maternal Causes-22
31. Premature Birth415
32. Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease181937
33. Suicide257
34. Road Traffic Accidents516
35. Other Violent Causes111223
36. All Other Causes534194
Totals, 19496396601,299
Totals, 19486196241,243

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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