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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 vear | 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 | RegistrjrGencral'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. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Diphtheria. | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 31 | 41 | 31 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | _ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 8. Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Inlluenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 10. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13.m. Cancer of Buccal Cavity of Oesophagus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 |
| 13.f. Cancer of Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 17 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 18. Inter-cranial Vascular Lesions | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 22 | |
| 19. Heart Disease | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 13 | . 20 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 86 | 71 | 74 | 58 | |
| 20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 43 | 16 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 31 | 16 |
| 23. Other Respiratory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| 24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 25. Diarrhcea (under 2 years) | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 4 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 2d. Nephritis ... | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| 29. Pueiperal and post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 |
| 31. Premature Birth | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| 32. Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| 33. Suicide | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | _ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 65 | 43 | 59 | 44 |
| 30. All Other Causes | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 27 | |
| 54 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 57 | 49 | 64 | 40 | 61 | 47 | 65 | 53 | 55 | 69 | 446 | 369 | 455 | 361 | |