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 Dagenham]
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CAUSES OFDEATH | 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 under 55 | Over 55 and under 65 | Over 65 and under 75 | 75 and over | Total | Registrar-General's | |||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. Measles | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
5. Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
6. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8, Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 13 | 33 | 12 |
10. Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 33 |
14. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
16. Heart Disease | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 36 | 53 | 63 |
17. Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
19. Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 55 | 39 | 41 |
21. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
24. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — |
25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
27. Other digestive diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
28. Acute and chronic nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 |
30. Puerperal diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | 32 | 25 |
32 Senility | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
33. Suicide | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
34. Other violence | 1 | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 9 |
35. Other defined diseases | 5 | 2 | 2 | _ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 27 |
36 Couses ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
68 | 52 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 22 | 48 | 345 | 299 | 349 | 304 |