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Dagenham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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The following table rectifies this as it shows the comparison of ocal (Estate population) and general deaths per 100,000 population at various age-groups. For this purpose, the figures of deaths and of Imputation for the five years, 1927 to 1931, have been taken:—
| Age-Group. | Death Rate per 100,000. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local. | England and Wales, 1929. | |||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 10/14 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 23 |
| 15/10 | 122 | 122 | 63 | 100 |
| 20/24 | 114 | 142 | 107 | 134 |
| 25/34 | 102 | 160 | 119 | 109 |
| 35/44 | 172 | 100 | 149 | 77 |
| 45/54 | 280 | 66 | 173 | 60 |
| 55 /64 | – | – | 136 | 48 |
| 65/75 | – | – | 89 | 40 |
| 75 and Over | – | – | 33 | 20 |
It is seen that except for the one group (males of age 25 to 31)
the local figures exceed those of England and Wales. These figures
of course are based on population figures which are only hypothetical,
and the same applies to the age-grouping. There is no reason
however to suppose that the population figure widely diverges
from the true for each year as in the census year there is a
difference of only 1,000; similarly the check of age constitution
obtained bv the direct method is sufficiently near to that obtained
by the indirect method to lead one to suppose the figures are
correct.
The table shows the percentage of deaths caused by tuber culosis (all forms) at various age-groups in the Estate population compared with a similar percentage obtained for the population of the country:—
| Age-Group. | Percentage Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate Population, 1927-1931 | England and Wales. | |||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 0/4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 5/14 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 16.5 |
| 15/24 | 43.9 | 51.1 | 33.4 | 46.7 |
| 25/34 | 28.7 | 44.6 | 33.2 | 33.8 |
| 35/44 | 30.4 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 17.2 |
| 45/54 | 29.2 | 8.8 | 14.1 | 7.5 |
| 55/64 | 5.2 | .0 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| 65 and Over | .0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |