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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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Table Showing the Principal Causes of Death among Children of School Age
| 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—16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1939 | 1938 | 1939 | 1938 | 1939 | 1938 | 1939 | |
| 1. Measles | 0.3 | Not Available. | 0.3 | - | 2.2 | Not Available. | 4.5 | - |
| 2. Scarlet Fever | 0.1 | 0.07 | — | 1.3 | - | - | ||
| 3. Whooping Cough | 0.3 | 0.07 | — | 0.5 | — | — | ||
| 4. Diphtheria | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 6.0 | ||
| 5. Influenza | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | - | - | ||
| 6. Tuberculosis | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 6.0 | ||
| 7. Rheumatic Fever | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 4.1 | - | - | ||
| 8. Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other respiratory diseases | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 9.0 | - | 6.0 | ||
| 9. *Meningitis and Nervous system | 8.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | ||
| 10. Heart Diseases | 26.4 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 5.8 | 9.1 | — | ||
| 11. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | — | 6.0 | ||
| 12. Violence | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 35.0 | ||
| 13. Other causes | 41.2 | 43.79 | 42.3 | 23.2 | 30.9 | 29.0 | ||
| 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 1938 represent 1.9 per cent. of the Total Deaths
registered (all ages).
Ilford.—The deaths of children of School Age during 1939 represent 1.2 per cent. of the Total Deaths registered (all
ages), and during 1938 represent 1.6 per cent.