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 deathAges.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.Sex.Total
Under 1. i1 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 8585 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitraore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
184 Ulcer, bedsore ...........................................................................
135 Eczema ...1.............................................1............1...1
136 Pemphigus........................................................................
137 Other and ill-defined, diseases of integumentary system .................................1............1...............1...1
By Accident or Negligence. 138 In mines and quarries...........................................................................
139 In vehicular traffic...242......3I321.........55322...114721
140 On railways........................................................................
141 On vessels and docks, excluding drowning.........................................................................
142 In building operations...........................................................................
143 By machinery ...........................1..................1...............1...1
144 By weapons and implements ......1......................................................11...1
145 Burns and scalds...63.................."2............3119"3...13811
146 Poisons, poisonous vapours .....................1...1...............2..................112
147 Surgical narcosis.....................1...........................1............11
148 Effects of electric shock........................................................................
149 Corrosion by chemicals........................................................................
150 Drowning......2.................."2............"21............l314
151 Suffocation, overlaid in bed ...10.......................................22...51......4610
152 Suffocation otherwise 3......1..................1.........2...111......235
153 Falls, not specified1...3...1...13355.........553103...1191130
154 Weather agencies........................................................................
155 Otherwise, and not stated ...2......1............111.........]......"4......"1516
156 Homicide 1............1l...1...............1......2...1...224
Suicides, all forms.........................................................................
157 By poison..............................1......1.....................1...1
158 By asphyxia ........................................................................
159 By hanging and strangulation.....................1......1..............................2..."2
160 By drowning........................1........................1.........1...1
161 By shooting ..................1.....................1..................1...1
162 By cut or stab ... ...........................1......"1............11.............2...2
163 By precipitation from elevated places ...........................................................................
164 Bv crushing........................................................................
165 By other and unspecified methods........................................................................
166 Execution........................................................................
167 Sudden death ...........................................................................
168 Other ill-defined and not specified causes12...............111.........111.........12246
169 Malignant disease.........l1...l2113......1.........13237310
170 Abscess ......i......1......11.....................211......224
171 Cerebro Spinal Fever ...107...41.........1............1"7"33243...19423
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