London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Dagenham 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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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 undor 05Over 05 and under 7575 and overTOTAI.Registrar-General's Allocations.
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1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
2. Measles
3. Scarlet fever
4. Whooping cough1112121
5. Diphtheria2124141
0. Influenza2216
7. Encephalitis lethargica111
8. Cerebro-spinal fever111
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system51338696132124331830
10. Other tuberculous diseases1212512211135105
11. Syphilis1122
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabesdorsalis111
13. Cancer, malignant disease121781171011283740354039
14. Diabetes112114241
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.111113665104317251012
16. Heart disease11121249617817101121182177737772
17. Aneurysm223
18. Other circulatory diseases2111124914
19. Bronchitis32114112221091313
20. Pneumonia (all forms)116522241422461416341252114
21. Other respiratory diseases1211111215664
22. Peptic ulcer111l4
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years)7129l74
24. Appendicitis11134
25. Cirrhosis of liver111
20. Other diseases of liver, etc.111
27. Other digestive diseases11123810
28. Acute and chronic nephritis11i11112423241014410
29. Puerperal sepsis
30. Other puerperal diseases2355
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc.28153317
32. Senility4-—2171103
33. Suicide_11211-—4232
34. Other violence1224341121184175
35. Other defined diseases7122124311262122143012
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown
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