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

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Shoreditch 1923

[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 2.2 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...........................................................................
43 Chronic industrial poisonings.......... .... ................................................................
44 Other chronic poisonings...........................................................................
45 Osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis...........................................................................
46 Gout...........................................................................
47 Cancer.....................5623342614...5191616151111154563108
48 Diabetes mellitus...........................311......1...1...2.......1235
49 Purpura hæmorrhagica...........................................................................
50 Hæmophilia...........................................................................
51 Anaemia, leucocythæmia...............1......1121............2111...1426
52 Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's disease........................1..................1..................1...1
53 Premature birth48.......................................159496113252348
54 Injury at birth2.......................................1......1............2...2
55 Debility at birth3...................................................21......123
56 Atelectasis5..........................................31............1l45
57 Congenital defects16............1...........................224131412517
58 Want of breast milk...........................................................................
59 Atrophy, debility, marasmus25l....................................15...17321161026
60 Dentition............................................................................
61 Ricketsl.........................................................11...1
62 Old age, senile decay..............................12022114581110565272754
63 Convulsions5.......................................1...2......1...1415
64 Meningitis41...............1.....................1......23......246
65 Encephalitis..................1......1...............1...............1112
66 Apoplexy........................3915178...5811710623193352
67 Softening of brain..............................1.....................1.........1...1
68 Hemiplegia, brain paralysis..............................1......1........................11
69 General paralysis of insane...............1...1232...1......1...231...110...10
70 Other forms of insanity...........................1........................1............11
71 Chorea...........................................................................
72 Cerebral tumour...........................1..................1..................11
73 Epilepsy..................12...12...............13.........2426
74 Laryngismus stridulus...........................................................................
75 Locomotor ataxy..............................21.........11...1.........3...3
76 Paraplegia, diseases of spinal cord.....................1...22............1......1...12...55
77 Other diseases of brain or nervous system...2...22.........1..................2211......1257
78 Otitis, otorrhœa.........3.........131...............13111...1718
79 Diseases of nose, epistaxis............................................................................
80 Diseases of eye, ophthalmia...........................................................................
81 Pericarditis..................1....................................1.........11
82 Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart.........3221331010112...537414716202747
83 Hypertrophy of heart...........................................................................
84 Angina pectoris...........................................................................
85 Aneurism...........................53...............1141...1718
86 Senile gangrene...........................1...11............21.........213
87 Embolism, thrombosis...........................................................................
88 Phlebitis.................................1......1........................11
89 Varicose veins...........................................................................
90 Other and ill-defined diseases of heart and circulatory system, including heart disease not stated to be valvular............12117102226232518912188169415495