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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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Maternal Mortality
Abortion | Other | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
England and Wales | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.35 |
Wanstead and Woodford | 1.17 | 1.17 | 2.34 |
Causes of
Causes of Death | Males | Female | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
2. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | — | 1 | 1 | |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | |
5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | |
8. | Measles | — | — | — | |
9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | |
10. | Malignant Neoplasm—Stomach | 14 | 9 | 23 | |
11. | Malignant Neoplasm—Lung & Bronchus | 31 | 6 | 37 | |
12. | Malignant Neoplasm—Breast | — | 11 | 11 | |
13. | Malignant Neoplasm—Uterus | — | 10 | 10 | |
14. | Malignant Neoplasm—Others | 41 | 36 | 77 | |
15. | Leukaemia | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
16. | Diabetes | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
17. | Vascular Lesions—Nervous System | 40 | 60 | 100 | |
18. | Coronary Disease—Angina | 88 | 54 | 142 | |
19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
20. | Other Heart Disease | 36 | 55 | 91 | |
21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 19 | 26 | 45 | |
22. | Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
23. | Pneumonia | 25 | 24 | 49 | |
24. | Bronchitis | 29 | 10 | 39 | |
25. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
26. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | — | 1 | |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | — | 2 | |
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 1 | — | 1 | |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | — | 2 | 2 | |
31. | Congenital Malformations | — | 4 | 4 | |
32. | Other Diseases | 29 | 32 | 61 | |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
34. | All Other Accidents | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
35. | Suicide | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
36. | Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | |
Totals, | 1962 | 391 | 373 | 764 | |
Totals, | 1961 | 332 | 391 | 723 |