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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children of School Age (i.e., from 5—15 years,, in England and Wales during 1927 and 1928, compared with those in Ilford for 1927 and 1928. The Table also gives a Comparative Percentage of Deaths registered at all Ages, and 5—15 years.
| Disease. | England and Wales, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | England and Wales, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5—15. | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5—15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 1927 | 1928. | 1927. | 1P28 | 1927 | 1928. | 1927. | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 19.5 |
| 2. | Violence | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
| 3. | Diphtheria | .7 | .5 | .8 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 8.3 |
| 4. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 12.9 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 13.0 | _ | 11.1 |
| 5. | Meningitis and Nervous system | 9.2 | 9.3 | .2 | — | 8.4 | 8.7 | 3.6 | — |
| 6. | Heart Disease | 16.8 | 14.8 | 20.9 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 5.5 |
| 7. | Measles and Whooping Cough | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 7.1 | —. |
| 8. | Rheumatic Fever | .3 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | — | —. |
| 9. | Appendicitis | .6 | .5 | .6 | 1.2 | 3.C | 3.8 | — | 5.5 |
| 10. | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | — | 11.1 |
| 11. | Acute Infective Osteomyelitis | .1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1.9 | 1.8 | 7.1 | — |
| 12. | Influenza | 1.6 | 4.5 | .8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | — | 5.5 |
| 13. | Scarlet Fever | .1 | .1 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | — | 2.8 |
| 14. | Tonsillitis, etc., Adenoid Vegetations | .2 | .2 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.2 | — | — |
| 15. | Other conditions | 40.2 | 39.1 | 46.8 | 48.0 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 25.0 | 22.4 |
| 100.0 | 100 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
England and Wales.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1928 represent 2.8 per cent, of the Total Deaths
registered (all ages).
Ilford.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1928 represent 3 per cent, of the Total Deaths registered (all ages).
,, The deaths of children of School Age during 1927 represent 3.5 per cent of the Total Deaths registered (all ages).