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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

Shoreditch 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: TABLE III.Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

TABLE III.

Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT (a).Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (6),
All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.
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All causesCertified (c)137023260484563188381353689
Uncertified..............................
1 Enteric fever1.........1..................
2 Smallpox..............................
3 Measles234811..................
4 Scarlet fever6......42...............
5 Whooping cough10541...............6
6 Diphtheria and Croup132461...............
7 Influenza1431.........253...
8 Erysipelas3.........2......1...2
9 Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)139.........4237037566
10 Tuberculous meningitis82...33............2
11 Other tuberculous diseases143...41...335
12 Cancer, malignant disease124............213634656
13 Rheumatic fever6......132.........6
14 Meningitis (see note (d))7411......1......1
15 Organic heart disease48.........546201321
16 Bronchitis1521641......104378104
17 Pneumonia (all forms)1754221971018422666
18 Other diseases of respiratory organs10......1......1713
19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis (see note (e) )33274.........117
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis11......1334......1
21 Cirrhosis of liver3..................3......
21a Alcoholism..............................
22 Nephritis and Bright's disease58...11...210251943
23 Puerpural fever..............................
24 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition4...............4.........
25 Congenital Debility and malformation, including premature birth94921......1.........38
26 Violent deaths, excluding suicide44552443101116
27 Suicides11............15414
28 Other defined diseases354236291137116150241
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown54...............1...1
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