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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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TABLE 1
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 year | Over 1 and under 2 | Over 2 and under 5 | Over 5 and under15 | Over 15 and under25 | Over 25 and under35 | Over 35 and under45 | Over 45 and under55 | over 55 and undert55 | Over 65 and under75 | Over 75 | Male | Female | Total | Registrar-General's Allocations. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| 3. Scirlef fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4. Whooping-cough | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | _ | - | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 5. Diphtheria | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | _ | _ | - | - | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 6. Influenza | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
| 7. Encephalitis lecharcica | – | – | – | 1 | _ | – | – | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 8. Cerebro-soinal fever | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | _ | 1 | – | 3 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 48 | 40 | 88 | 49 | 40 |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| 11. Syphilis | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dosease | – | – | – | – | – | _ | 2 | _ | _ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 13 Cancer malignant disease | – | – | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 24 | 28 |
| 14. Diabetes | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | – | _ | _ | – | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
| 1G. Heart disease | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 39 | 38 |
| 17. Aneurysm | – | – | – | – | _ | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | – | – | – | _ | _ | – | _ | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 18 | |
| 20. Pneumonia fall forms) | 37 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | . 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 37 | 93 | 52 | 30 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | ' 1 | \ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 22. Peptic ulcer | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc, (under 2 year) | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| 24 Appendicitis | – | – | 3 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | – | _ | – | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26. Other diseases of liver etc | – | _ | _ | – | _ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | – | – | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth malformations, etc. | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 30 | 63 | 40 | 31 |
| 32. Senility | – | – | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 33. Suieide | – | – | – | – | _ | 3 | _ | 2 | _ | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 Other violence | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 5 |
| 35. Other defined diseases | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 27 | 23 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 133 | 25 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 69 | 357 | 295 | 652 | 356 | 297 | |