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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wanstead 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead]

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Table: TABLE IIDISTRICT OF WANSTEAD.CAUSES OF DEATH (Civilians only) during the year 1919.

TABLE II

DISTRICT OF WANSTEAD.

CAUSES OF DEATH (Civilians only) during the year 1919.

All Causes.Males 60Females 88
Enteric Fever....
Smallpox....
Measles....
Scarlet Fever....
Whooping Cough..1
Diphtheria and Croup....
Influenza1010
Erysipelas....
Pulmonary Tuberculosis44
Tuberculous Meningitis..1
Other Tuberculous Diseases....
Cancer, Malignant Disease811
Rheumatic Fever....
Meningitis....
Organic Heart Disease811
Bronchitis25
Pneumonia (all forms)35
Other Respiratory Diseases12
Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years)....
Appendicitis and Typhlitis....
Cirrhosis of Liver11
Alcoholism....
Nephritis and Bright's Disease22
Puerperal Fever..1
Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever..1
Congenital Debility, &c.....
Violence, apart from Suicide21
Suicide..1
Other defined diseases1931
Causes ill defined or unknown....