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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 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 year1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 vears.5 and under IS vears.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 vears.35 and under 45 vears.45 and under 55 vears.55 and under 65 vears.65 and under 75 years.75 and over.TOTALRegistrar-General's
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers..--------------------------
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever1---------------------1-1-
3. Scarlet Fever--------------------------
4. Whooping Cough3---------------------3-4-
5. Diphtheria------11---------------111
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System------12576471619-11--35163518
7. Tuberculosis (other forms)--1---2412------------4646
8. Syphilitic Disease--------------2-1-----3-4-
9. Influenza-----------------------2-
10. Measles--------------------------
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis--------------------------
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis--------------------------
13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Oesophagus (Males only)--------------------2-2-4-
13-f.Cancer of Uterus---------------1-----2-3-7
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum-----------1111-5261241591913
15. Cancer of Breast---------------5-1-2---9-11
16. Cancer of all other sites-----------145175107572638313721
17. Diabetes------1--12-2----111127544
18. Inter-cranial Vascular Lesions-1-------1--212738367717311027
19. Heart Disease131--12211953810932827173419120739353
20. Other diseases of Circulatory System . .----------------1-3--2421610
21. Bronchitis1-------1---1-31-111621352612
22. Pneumonia108--21-2--11415-21426234182917
23. Other Respiratory Diseases1---------1--1-2113-339744
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum--------------2-3-2---7-81
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years)331-------------------4346
26. Appendicitis----2-----1------1----3141
27. Other Digestive Diseases21----1--1--I--21-21--7554
28. Nephritis------------1332312-2111786
29. Puerperal and post Abortive Sepsis-------------------------1
30. Other Maternal Causes-----------1-1---------2-1
31- Premature Birth811--------------------811611
32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease . .913--------------------9131616
33. Suicide-------------1--1---1-2131
34. Road Traffic Accidents-----12211--2-2--1---8484
35. Other Violent Causes1-11213234--627356121330242924
36. All Other Causes--1-1-31--33131-111-51017182825
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