[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

Wakefield (England). City Council.

Date:: 1944

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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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TABLE 111. CAUSES OF DEATH, 1944. --——----- — Causes of Death. Totals - -« : —- II Age Distribi ition r Alverthorpe North Westgate South Westgate i © «s t>(j x U o £ ■ Caldcr • ^ f >! A i % i PS [ cC UL Coroner s inquiries. CC o Under 1 year 1- | _■> 2_ r -5 5—15 1 15- -25 25- i 35 35—45 , 1 45— -55 55- 1 -65 65- -75 75- -up St. John’s Eastmoor Kirkgate 1 5- 1 _. OC 1 Cj £ ' M. F. ! M. F. M. F. M. F. M. * F. M. F. | 1 M. 1 F. » M. F. M. i 1 F. 1 M. F. M. F. 1. Tvphoid and Paratyphoid Fever. 1 i | ! i — 1 - - - — ' - 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever. - - | - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - j — — — — — — ! — — 3. Scarlet Fever. — - -' - - | - - - — — — — - - - - - -! - - - - — — — — — | — — — 4. Whooping Cough. | — - - - — • — _4 — 5. Diphtheria. 2 - 2 - - - ^ - 1 a - - - - ■— - - 1 - - - - — — . — — - j — — 1 i 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System. 31 - - 16 - - - - - - 1 2 3 2 5 3 1 4 - 6 i 3 - — — - 1 3 2 2 6 4 1 5 .j •' 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis. 7 - 4 — - _ - — 1 1 2 1 - — - i ! - - - - j - 1 - — - j 3 ■ — 9 i 1 — — I 8. Syphilitic Disease. 4 - i Q 6 1 i - 1 1 i - - - - - 1 — 2 — • — 1 — j — 9. Influenza . 1 10. Measles . — — — 11. Acute poliomyelitis. - i 12. Acute infectious encephalitis. - 13M. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus i 13F. Cancer of Uterus . 10 - 2 - - ■ - - — _ _ - - - - - - 3 _ | 2 i - 4 - 1 - i 1 2 — 1 - 9 — 3 14. Cancer of Stomach an 1 Duodenum. 10 _ 2 - - - - - - - - - l - 1 - 2 ' 2 1 2 1 - 2 i 1 - — 1 1 9 2 15. Cancer of Breast . 7 — - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 1 — 1 l I — 16. Cancer of all other sites. 71 1 17 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 5 l 8 1 2 17 8 i 10 12 5 1 6 18 4 4 8 5 1 4 3 ] l 7 17. Diabetes. 6 _ 1 • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • - - 1 1 2 1 - 2 - - - o 2 - ... - - l 1 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions. 79 6 •>•> - - _ i — - - - - - - 1 1 - 3 2 9' 8 18 16 8 13 7 17 8 9 8 6 - 9 4 6 19. Heart Disease . 226 11 13 - - i - - 1 2 - 1 2 L ,2 2 2 6 21 20 52 38 35 41 20 46 14 18 25 14 IS 14 15 16 26 20. Other diseases of the circulatory system.. 10 9 5 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 ■ 1 2 1 3 1 3 - - 1 2 1 - o — 1 21. Bronchitis. 29 3 o •7 2 - 1 - i - - - 1 - -X - - - - 8 1 4 1 4 4 4 6 3 1 5 1 4 _ 1 3 1 9^> Pneumonia. 24 3 7 2 •> 1 — — i — — — — 1 _ 1 — •> 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 3 5 2 3 3 1 •> 9 2 - — -j i 23. Other respiratory diseases. 5 ■> 1 • 1 2 1 - - - - 1 - 1 - - »> - — — 1 24. Ulceration of the stomach and duodenum. . 5 - 5 - — — — - - - - - _ — - - 3 *- - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - 25. Diarrhoea . 5 - 4 4 1 —, 1 — - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - 3 - - - - — 2 — - - 26. Appendicitis. 1 1 - -- 27. Other digestive diseases. 20 1 14 • — — - — *- — 9 — — — 1 — — 1 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 2 - 9 - — 9 — 28. Nephritis . 21 - 5 ~ - - - - — l - 1 - - 1 - 1 1 7 3 2 i 2 1 1 4 i 3 j - 4 2 1 - - * “ o 4 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis. 1 1 - 30. Other maternal causes. 9 — 1 — — i — — — — — — — — 2 | - — . — j — — - — — — — 1 - - I - _ - - 1 — 31. Premature Birth. 12 - 7 6 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — - - * - - - - 2 2 - - - 1 4 - — 1 1 9 32. Congenital Malformations, birth injury, . Infantile Disease. 12 - 5 6 6 3 4 , - 1 — 1 — — 1 •) 33. Suicide . 7 - 6 — — — - — - — - - - — — - - 2 2 1 - 9 - - - 1 3 i ~ • - - j _ 1 1 1 34. Road traffic accidents. 5 5 4 — — 1 — L — — 1 - - 1 — —• — - - - 1 _ 1 - - - — 2 j — — •> — 1 _ 35. Other violent causes. 21 15 6 — 1 : — — 1 i - - 2 1 2 — 2 - i 3 - - 1 3 - 1 O o 5 4 1 - 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 36. All other causes. 52 5 24 3 | i 9 1 1 i — — — 1 — — 2 1 i - i 1 1 2 3 1 5 4 7 19 10 12 I 1 5 4 3 9 5 5 3 f otftls • ••#••*••••••••••• 685 52 182 1 ' 20 23 £} 1 i 3 j 3 4 5 5 8 8 8 12 16 ! 1 10 1 | 30 25 1 78 59 115 87 69 95 72 139 38 59 75 ! 45 46 43 45 56 i 6 i

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