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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
Ilford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1928.
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of ''Residents,'' whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Measles | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 4 | Scarlet fever | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | -_ | 2 |
| S | Whooping cough | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Diphtheria | 8 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 7 8 | Influenza Encephalitis lethargica | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 9 | Meningococcal meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 59 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Other tuberculous diseases | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 78 | 57 | 26 |
| 13 | Rheumatic fever | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _- | _- |
| 14 | Diabetes | 8 | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 15 | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 31 | 4 |
| 16 | Heart disease | 193 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 115 | 19 |
| 17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 40 | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | 9 | 29 | 43 |
| 18 | Bronchitis | 43 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 31 | 3 |
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 60 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 16 | 42 |
| 20 | Other respiratory diseases | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 23 | Appendicitis & typhlitis | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | — | _ | — | 1 | _ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Acute and chronic nephritis | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| 26 | Puerperal sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - |
| 27 | Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| 28 | Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 46 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 29 | Suicide | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Other deaths from | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| violence | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 31 | Other defined diseases | 120 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 67 |
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 924 | 79 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 39 | 93 | 290 | 357 | 290 | |