London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total.
Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
42 Chronic alcoholism..................12...21.........22...1......1246
43 Chronic industrial poisonings........................................................................
44 Other chronic poisonings........................................................................
45 Osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis........................................................................
46 Gout........................................................................
47 Cancer..................322228268...415915179911454489
48 Diabetes mellitus........................1...4.........1...1...1...2235
49 Purpura hæmorrhagica........................................................................
50 Hæmophilia........................................................................
51 Anæmia, leucocythæmia........................1...1............1............1...22
52 Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's disease........................................................................
53 Premature birth61....................................1671497116352661
54 Injury at birth1.............................................1...............11
55 Debility at birth6.......................................2......2...11426
56 Atelectasis8..........................................4...4.........538
57 Congenital defects12....................................111111249312
58 Want of breast milk........................................................................
59 Atrophy, debility, marasmus241.................................28314232131225
60 Dentition53..........................................251......448
61 Rickets........................................................................
62 Old Age, senile decay...........................1215614210191118101012385492
63 Convulsions121....................................314221...11213
64 Meningitis541...............1............1...1232115611
65 Encephalitis........................................................................
66 Apoplexy........................102411152387416897263662
67 Softening of brain........................1112...............22...1325
68 Hemiplegia, brain paralysis...........................121......11............2134
69 General Paralysis of insane.....................64...............2...122128210
70 Other forms of insanity............. . ...................1........................1...11
71 Chorea........................................................................
72 Cerebral tumour......1.........1111...............11...3......145
73 Epilepsy............1...5512...1......13162...210515
74 Laryngismus Stridulus...1.................................1.....................1...1
75 Locomotor Ataxy........................................................................
76 Paraplegia, diseases of spinal cord........................211.........1...1.........2224
77 Other diseases of brain or nervous system12......1.........1221...1...41211...4610
78 Otitis, otorrhæa11l1...2...1.....................322.........257
79 Diseases of nose, epistaxis........................................................................
80 Diseases of eye, ophthalmia........................................................................
81 Pericarditis12l.....................1............212.........235
82 Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart......l2321051510106...31112119577303565
83 Hypertrophy of heart........................................................................
84 Angina pectoris.....................1......1..................1l.........22
85 Aneurism.....................2142............314......1639
86 Senile gangrene...........................1......1......11...............22
87 Embolism, thrombosis........................................................................
88 Phlebitis.....................1..................1..................1...1
89 Varicose veins........................................................................
90 Other and ill-defined diseases of heart and circulatory system, including heart disease not stated to be valvular......13219515 !182810351613121911127365995