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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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TABLE I.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 year | Over 1 and under 2 | Oyer 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 under 55 | Over 55 and under 65 | Over 65 | Male | Female | Total. | Registrar-General's Allocation. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Enteric Fever | - | - | - | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2. Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Measles | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 4. Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 5. Whooping Cough | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 17 | ||||||
| 6. Diphtheria | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | l | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 8 |
| 7. Influenza. | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | l | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Tuberculosis—respiratory | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 2 | — | 30 | 32 | 62 | 32 | 34 |
| 11. Other Tuberculous diseases | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 23 |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14. Diabetes | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | |||||
| 16. Heart disease | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 10 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 36 | 30 |
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | - | — | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | 6 | 2 | — | — | - | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 7 |
| 19. Pneumonia | 31 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 53 | 33 |
| 20. Other respiratory diseases | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22. Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 36 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||
| 23. Appendicitis | — | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 49 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 39 | 21 | |||||||||
| 29. Suicide | - | - | — | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| 30. Other Violence | l | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | - | 21 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 6 | |
| 31. Other defined diseases | 20 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 31 | 34 | ||
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | ||||||||