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 Wimbledon]
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The four principal causes of death were as follows
Number of deaths | Percentage of total deaths | ||
---|---|---|---|
Disease of the heart and circulatory system | 270 | 36% | |
Cancer | 146 | 19% | |
Vascular lesions of nervous system | 96 | 11% | |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 109 | 14% | |
621 | 80% | ||
The following is an analysis of the causes of death:- | |||
Males | Females | Total | |
1. Respiratory tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2. Other tuberculosis | - | 2 | 2 |
3. Syphilitic disease | - | 1 | 1 |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | - | - | - |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - |
6. Measles | - | - | - |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | - | 4 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 6 | 10 | 16 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 33 | 7 | 40 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 9 | 9 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 7 | 7 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 32 | 35 | 67 |
15• Leukaemia | 3 | 4 | 7 |
16. Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 5 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 33 | 63 | 96 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | 92 | 69 | 161 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | 3 | 6 | 9 |
20. Other heart disease | 14 | 48 | 62 |
21. Other circulatory disease | 13 | 25 | 38 |
22. Influenza | 2 | 5 | 7 |
23. Pneumonia | 18 | 33 | 51 |
24. Bronchitis | 32 | 14 | 46 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 4 | 2 | 6 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 3 | 1 | 4 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 6 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | - | 2 | 2 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | 7 |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 8 | 2 | 10 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 14 | 34 | 48 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 5 | 7 |
34. All other accidents | 7 | 9 | 16 |
35• Suicide | 3 | 4 | 7 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | 1 |
344 | 404 | 748 |
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