Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Causes of and Ages at Death during the year 1930. Whole District and Wards.
Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without. the district | Wards | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 46 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | |||
No. | 1 | M. | F. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
1 | Enteric Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
2 | Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | Measles | 14 | 14 | - | 12 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
5 | Whooping Cough | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
6 | Diphtheria | 9 | 13 | - | 1 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
7 | Influenza | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 57 | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 13 |
11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 3 |
12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 86 | 81 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | 81 | 73 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 29 | 34 |
13 | Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
14 | Diabetes | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 31 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
16 | Heart Disease | 106 | 118 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 25 | 61 | 123 | 49 | 34 | 43 | 29 | 36 | 33 |
17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 19 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Bronchitis | 20 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 48 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 |
20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
22 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 14 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
26 | Puerperal Sepsis | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
27 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 24 | 21 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
29 | Suicide | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 24 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
31 | Other Defined Diseases | 102 | 89 | 6 | - | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 107 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 35 |
32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Totals | 623 | 537 | 78 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 13 | 316 | 479 | 239 | 188 | 204 | 158 | 185 | 186 |