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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
Kingsbury 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingsbury]
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
| Causes of Death. | Male. | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 84 | 75 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - |
| 2. | Measles | — | - |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | - | - |
| 4. | Whooping cough | — | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — |
| 6. | Influenza | 2 | 2 |
| 7. | Encephalitis lethargica | — | 1 |
| 8. | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — |
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 5 | 6 |
| io. | Other tuberculous diseases | — | — |
| 11. | Syphilis | — | — |
| 12. | General paralysi.s of the insane tabes dorsalis | - | - |
| 13. | Cancer, Malignant disease | 10 | 16 |
| 14. | Diabetes | — | 1 |
| 15. | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 3 | 2 |
| 16. | Heart disease | 10 | 8 |
| 17. | Aneurysm | 2 | — |
| 18. | Other Circulatory diseases | 1 | — |
| 19. | Bronchitis | 1 | 4 |
| 20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 6 |
| 21. | Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 |
| 22. | Peptis ulcer | 1 | — |
| 23. | Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 3 | 1 |
| 24. | Appendicitis | 1 | — |
| 25. | Cirrhosis of liver | — | — |
| 26. | Other diseases of liver, etc. | 1 | — |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 3 | 2 |
| 28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 1 | — |
| 29. | Puerperal sepsis | — | — |
| 30. | Other puerperal causes. | — | 1 |
| 31 | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | 13 | 10 |
| 32. | Senility | — | 2 |
| 33. | Suicide | — | — |
| 34. | Other violence | 7 | 2 |
| 35. | Other defined diseases | 9 | 9 |
| 36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above) | — | — | |
| Smallpox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | |