London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
| CAUSES OF DEATH | AGES | SEX | Total deaths due to each cause | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Male | Female | ||
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 51 | 21 | 72 |
| 7 Other tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 9 Influenza | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| 15 Cancer breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 11 | — | 42 | 22 | 64 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 41 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 48 | 49 | 11 | 69 | 81 | 150 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 29 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 55 | 16 | 71 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 60 | |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 25 Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs.) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 29 Puerperal and postabortive sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 1 1 | 1 | 100 | 103 | 203 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 46 | |
| Total deaths (all causes) | 32 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 90 | 139 | 202 | 156 | 29 | 499 | 380 | 879 |