London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Dagenham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 year | Over 1 and under 2 | Over 2 and under 5 | Over 5 and under 15 | Over 15 and under 25 | Over 25 and under 35 | Over 35 and under 45 | Over 45 and un der 55 | Over 55 and under 65 | Over 65 | Male | Female | TOTAL | Registrar-General's Allocation. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | | Female | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2. Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Measles | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 6. Diphtheria | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| 7. Influenza | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | — | — | 27 | 23 | 50 | 29 | 24 |
| 11. Other Tuberculous diseases | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | ||
| 14. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| 16. Heart disease | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 31 | |||
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | |||
| 18. Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 19. Pneumonia | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 64 | 20 | ||||||
| 20. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | ||
| 22. Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 17 | 11 | |
| 23. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | ||
| 25. Acute and chronic Nephritis | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 2 | _ | 2 | |||
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 | 44 | 24 | 16 |
| 29. Suicide | — | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 30. Other Violence | 6 | 2 | _ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 20 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 31. Other defined diseases | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 46 | 34 | 79 | 41 | 28 |
| 32. Causes ill-defind or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |