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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford , 1929.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | M | 762 | 87 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 71 | 228 | 173 | 128 |
F | 719 | 54 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 75 | 180 | 134 | 196 | |
Enteric Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Smallpox | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | M | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria | M | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Influenza | M | 18 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 4 | .. |
F | 52 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 16 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
f | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Meningococcal meningitis | M | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 55 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 19 | .. | .. |
F | 35 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 19 | 6 | .. | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
F | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Cancer, malignant disease | M | 72 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 7 |
F | 78 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 47 | 14 | 8 | |
Rheumatic Fever | M | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diabetes | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, &c. | M | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
F | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 8 | 9 | |
Heart Disease | M | 174 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 61 | 53 |
f | 150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 49 | |
Arterio-sclerosis | M | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 21 | 9 |
F | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
Bronchitis | M | 48 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
F | 64 | 4 | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | 8 | 14 | 36 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 90 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
F | 56 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | |
Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 |
F | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 12 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 10 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
F | 2 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |