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

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Shoreditch 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION

CAUSES OF DEATHAGESSEXTotal deaths due to each cause
Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1010 to IS15 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and UpwardsMaleFemale
1Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers-----------------
2Cerebro-spinal fever1-------------1-1
3Scarlet fever-----------------
4Whooping cough-----------------
5Diphtheria-----------------
6Tuberculosis of respiratory system---11661010152261-532578
7Other tuberculosis--13-41-1-----1910
8Syphilitic diseases1-------2112--347
9Influenza--------1434318816
10Measles2-------------112
11Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis-----------------
12Ac. inf. encephalitis (lethargic)--------1-1---112
13Cancer of buccal cavity and cesophagus (M.) uterus (F.)--------275--7714
14Cancer stomach and duodenum-------2-31013--131528
15Cancer breast-------113344--1616
16Cancer, all other sites-------217272.2141433174
17Diabetes---------123--426
18Cerebral vascular lesions--------361524156353469
19Heart diseases---1-31461443727936105154259
20Other circulatory diseases-------1-1215103151732
21Bronchitis4----1--51334383979447141
22Pneumonia (all forms)172---1-1251521133423880
23Other respiratory diseases--------12424251015
24Ulcer, stomach and duodenum------1-34542-17219
25Diarrhœa (under 2 yrs.)82------------6410
26Appendicitis-------3---—-1-314
27Other digestive diseases3-1-----12144-11116
28Nephritis-------2-431216713
29Puerperal and postabortive sepsis-------1------11
30Other maternal causes--------1------11
31Premature birth7-------------347
32Congenital malformations, birth inj., inf. dis.7-------------347
33Suicide------11341---6410
34Road traffic accidents1-1212-1-2232-13417
35Other violent causes351 17421726323540513918172127299
36All other causes51---21236616139343064
Total deaths (all causes)59101414640185678134247310245876996191318