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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1923.
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents' in Institutions in 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 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| 1 | Enteric fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 2 | Small-pox | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Measles | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4 | Scarlet fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5 | Whooping cough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Diphtheria | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 7 | Influenza | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Meningococcal meningitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 55 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Other tuberculous diseases | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 114 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 18 |
| 13 | Rheumatic fever | 3 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 5 | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - |
| 15 | Cerebral hæmorrhage, &c. | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 21 | 2 |
| 16 | Heart disease | 85 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 15 |
| 17 | Arterio-sclerosis | 19 | — | — | — | — | - | - | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 18 | Bronchitis | 44 | — | — | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 10 |
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| 20 | Other respiratory diseases. | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 21 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Diarrhœ, &c. (under 2 years) | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 23 | Appendicitis and typhlitis | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 25 | Acute and chronic nephritis | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 26 | Puerperal sepsis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| 27 | Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 28 | Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth. | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9 | Suicide | 6 | — | - | — | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
| 30 | Other deaths from violence | 22 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 31 | Other defined diseases | 251 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 142 | 123 |
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 808 | 66 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 96 | 221 | 342 | 293 | |
| Special causes (included above): | |||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | — | — | |