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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: Up to the time of writing the scheme has worked harmoniously snd should ultimately have the effect of reducing maternal mortality.

Up to the time of writing the scheme has worked harmoniously snd should ultimately have the effect of reducing maternal mortality.

CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 yearOver 1 and under 2Over 2 and under 5Over 5 and under 15Over 15 and under 25Over 25 and under 35Over 35 and under 45Over 45 and under 55Over 55 and under 65Over 65 and under 7575 and overTOTALRegistrar-General's Allocations.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers--------------------------
2. Measles-———2—————————————————2—2—
3. Scarlet Fever————1—————————————————1—1—
4. Whooping Cough11-—11----------------2222
5. Diphtheria——1—1226———————————-——4848
6. Influenza——————————1———2—2——1—15254
7. Encephalitis lethargica--------------------------
8. Cerebro-spinal fever—————-—————————————————————
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system—1————1138668742311———26262625
10. Other tuberculous diseases—11—1———52——————--————7364
11. Syphilis-———————————————1—————1—1—
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes donahs--------------------------
13. Cancer, malignant disease——————1—1—11649128315111442354337
14. Diabetes———————————————21——1——1314
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.--------1-1---2—3413231010311
16. Heart Disease———1———112421121441491012161870517555
17. Aneurysm————————————1———1—————2—3—
18. Other circulatory diseases————1———3—1—1—-—2——3——8389
19. Bronchitis11——1—————1—1—1—21343413101211
20. Pneumonia (all forms)15632631——11—226323331640293222
21. Other respiratory diseases--------------1—1111—25431
22. Peptic Ulcer1—-———————1—1—2———————5—3—
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)631-------------------7384
24. Appendicitis--------1-1-1———2—————5—5—
25. Cirrhosis of liver----------————-———1———1—1—
26. other diseases of liver, etc.-----------------------111
27. digestive diseases-1-—-—-—.-——-——2121———245106
28. Other chronic nephritis——————————341212421113111459
29. Puerperal sepsis——————————————————————————
30. Other puerperal diseases---------1-_3-1-1———----6—6
31. Congenital debility, premayure birth, malformation, etc.3623--------------------36233626
32. Senility------------------11711812812
33. Suicide------------22-41--1--3727
34. Other violence11----11926-542112--2127122711
35. Other defined diseases43121153221—622443231429272821
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown-------------------------1
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