London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Dagenham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 year | Over 1 and under 2 | Over 2 and under 5 | Over 5 and under 15 | Over 15 and under 25 | Over '25 and under 35 | Over 85 and nn der 45 | Over 45 <nd nn-der 55 | Over 55 and under 05 | Over 65 | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Measles | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6. Diphtheria | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | |
| 7. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 7 |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | |
| 10. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 11. Other Tuberculous diseases | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 16. Heart disease | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 |
| 18. Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 10 | 22 | 19 | |
| 19. Pneumonia | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 51 | |
| 20. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| 22. Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 23. Appendicitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 25. Acute and chronic Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 11 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 4 |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth. | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 29. Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 30. Other Violence | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 31. Other defined diseases | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |