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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 1936
[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 1934 and 1935 compared with those in Ilford for 1934 and 1935. The Table also cives 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | 1934 | 1935 | |
| 1. Measles | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.97 | - | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5.9 | — |
| 2. Scarlet Fever | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | — |
| 3. Whooping Cough | 0.4 | 0.3 | — | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | — | 3.7 |
| 4. Diphtheria | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.35 | 0.6 | 18.7 | 1.9 | 32.4 | 14.8 |
| 5. Influenza | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.97 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 5.9 | 14.8 |
| 7. Rheumatic Fever | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | — | — |
| 8. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 10.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 7.4 |
| 9. Meningitis and Nervous system | 8.2 | 8.3 | 0.97 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| 10. Heart Disease | 22.9 | 29.5 | 23.1 | 26.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 2.9 | — |
| 10. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.28 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | — | 7.4 |
| 12. Violence | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 25.9 |
| 13. Other causes | 40.1 | 33.1 | 47.7 | 40.1 | 20.4 | 39.0 | 23.5 | 22.2 |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
* Excludes Meningococcal infections.
England and Wales.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1935 represent 2.2 per cent, of the Total Deaths
registered (all ages), and during 1934, 2.6 per cent.
Ilford.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1935 represent 2.2 per cent, of the Total Deaths registered
(all ages), and during 1934 represent 2.7 per cent.