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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following is the Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes:— TABLE II Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1940
| Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without 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 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | |
| ALL CAUSES | 1541 | 63 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 81 | 121 | 169 | 233 | 369 | 421 |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 Scarlet fever | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Diphtheria | ft | — | I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6 T uberculosis of respi ratory system | 59 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 11 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 8 Syphilitic disease | 12 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | - |
| 9 Influenza | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only). Cancer of uterus (females only) | 9 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 3 | 3 3 | 3 3 | 1 1 |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 122 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 18 |
| 17 Diabetes | 17 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 lntra-cranial vascular lesions | 133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 47 |
| 19 Heart disease | 353 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 24 | 52 | no | 149 |
| 20 Other diseases of the circula-latory system | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 109 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 43 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 61 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | • 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 24 Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum ... | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 25 Diarrhoea (under 2 vears of age | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 Appendicitis | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 39 | 3 | — | 1 | — | J | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 28 Nephritis | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis... | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 Other maternal causes | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 31 Premature birth | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 31 | 28 | - | - | —- | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 33 Suicide ... | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | |
| 34 Road traffic accidents | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 35 Other violent causes ... | 140 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| 36 All other causes | 145 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 71 |
| Special Causes (included in No. 36 above) :— | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smallpox | ||||||||||||