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 Brent]
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Table 1
DEATHS
Causes: | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Total | ||
1. | Tuberculosis (respiratory) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2. | Tuberculosis (other) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
3. | Syphilitic disease | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
8. | Measles | — | — | — |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 38 | 29 | 67 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 145 | 42 | 187 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 59 | 60 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 13 | 13 |
14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 151 | 135 | 286 |
15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 11 | 6 | 17 |
16. | Diabetes | 8 | 15 | 23 |
17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 142 | 210 | 352 |
18. | Coronary disease, angina | 384 | 277 | 661 |
19. | Hypertension, with heart disease | 15 | 23 | 38 |
20. | Other heart disease | 92 | 109 | 201 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 70 | 97 | 167 |
22. | Influenza | 4 | 6 | 10 |
23. | Pneumonia | 83 | 84 | 167 |
24. | Bronchitis | 119 | 45 | 164 |
25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | 19 | 27 | 46 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 16 | 10 | 26 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 10 | 14 | 24 |
28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | 8 | 3 | 11 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | - | 9 |
30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | 3 | 3 |
31. | Congenital malformations | 17 | 16 | 33 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 116 | 135 | 251 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 27 | 18 | 45 |
34. | All other accidents | 29 | 27 | 56 |
35. | Suicide | 16 | 6 | 22 |
36. | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | 1 | 2 |
TOTAL | 1,539 | 1,416 | 2,955 |