Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1923. – Arranged in the form of the short List of Causes adopted by the Registrar-General in consultation with the Ministry of Health.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | ||||||||||
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Sex. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
1. Enteric Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
2. Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3. Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4. Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5. Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
6. Diphtheria | M | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
7. Influenza | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
8. Encephalitis lethargica | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 13 | ... | ... |
F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | |
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
F | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
12. Cancer, malignant disease | M | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 21 | 7 |
F | 97 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 20 | 27 | |
13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
14. Diabetes | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
15. Cerebral hæmorrhage. &c. | M | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 4 |
F | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
16. Heart Disease | M | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 23 | 17 |
F | 80 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 35 | ||
17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 4 |
F | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 23 | |
18. Bronchitis | M | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
F | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
F | 33 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
F | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
22. Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
F | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
F | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
27. Other accidents & diseases of pregnancy, and parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
28. Congenital Debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
F | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
29. Suicide | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | |
F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | |
30. Other Deaths from Violence | M | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
31 Other Defined Diseases | M | 81 | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
F | 96 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 36 | |
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
All causes | M | 418 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 131 | 102 | 75 |
F | 529 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 119 | 94 | 197 | |
Totals | 947 | 54 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 107 | 32 | 250 | 196 | 272 |
All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the Borough who died outside
it, have been included. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident
elsewhere in England and Wale who died in the Borough have in like manner been
excluded.