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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | 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 Allocations. | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 6. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 31 | 17 | 30 | 16 |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 46 | 36 | 49 |
| 14. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 10 |
| 16. Heart Disease | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 66 |
| 17. Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 14 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | _ | 2 | 44 | 39 | 27 | 24 |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 24. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | — | 2 |
| 26, Other diseases of liver, etc | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 11 |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 |
| 30. Other puerperal diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | _ | 6 |
| 31. Congenital debility premature birth, malformations, etc. | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 15 | 33 | 14 |
| 32. Senility | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 11 |
| 33. Suicide | _ | _ | —_— | —_ | — | _ | — | —_ | 1 | —_ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | _ |
| 34. Other violence | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 18 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
| 35. other defined disease | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 59 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 29 | 52 | 86 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 46 | 43 | 73 | 333 | 336 | 339 | 326 | |