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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under1 year | Over 1 and under 2 | Over 2 and under 3 | Over 3 and under 4 | Over 2 and under 5 | over 5 and under15 | over 25 and under35 | over 35 and under45 | over 35 and under45 | over 55 and under65 | over 65 and over | TOTAL | Registrargeneral's Allocation. | |||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 20 | 37 | 20 | |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 8. Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10. Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 13.m. Cancer of Buccal Cavity & sophagus (Malos only) | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.f. Cancer of Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 15. Cancer of Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 12 | ||||
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 31 | 45 | 23 | ||
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 18. Inter-cranial Vascular Lesions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 26 | |
| 19. Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 95 | 83 | 57 | 66 |
| 20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | '1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 21. Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 20 | ||
| 22. Pneumonia | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 39 | 17 |
| 23. Other Respiratory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
| 24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |||
| 20. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||
| 28. Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| 29. Puerperal and post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 31. Premature Birth | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32. Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| 33. Suicide | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 35. Other Violent Causes | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 36 | 24 | |||
| 36. All Other Causes | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 25 | ||||||
| 45 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 35 | 27 | 84 | 41 | 63 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 55 | 77 | 413 | 345 | 412 | 343 | |