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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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Domiciliary Midwifery Service.
| 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 | Registar-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. Cerebrospinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 25 | 35 | 24 |
| 7. Tuberculosis (other forms) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 8. Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 10. Measles | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus (Males only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 13.f. Cancer of Uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 33 | 50 | 31 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 18. Inter-cranial Vascular Lesions | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 32 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 97 | 72 | 51 | 58 |
| 20. Other diseases of the Circulatory System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 10 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 15 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 28 |
| 23. Other Respiratory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 29. Puerperal and post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 30. Other Maternal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| 31. Premature Birth | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| 32. Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 9 | 16 |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 34. Road Traflic Accident | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 36. All Other Causes | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 34 | 25 |
| 46 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 33 | 71 | 45 | 84 | 4. | 71 | 55 | 64 | 58 | 424 | 321 | 419 | 323 | |