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 1945

[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 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 and over.TOTALRegistrar-General's Allocations.
MFM FMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
All Causes :- I. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers--------------------------
2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever----------------------1-1-
3. Whooping Cough--------------------------
4. Whooping Cough--------------------------
5. Diphtheria------11--------------1111
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System--------5968336210-2---32223024
7. Tuberculosis (other forms)-11-1--1-2-1-11-------3625
8. Syphilitic Disease--------------3-------3-6-
9. In uenza-----------------11---11-1
10. Measles--------------------------
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis--------------------------
12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis----------------1-----1-1-
13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (Males only)------------------------3-
13. Cancer of Uterus---------------1-2-1---4-6
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum------------12-23-324-116127
15. Cancer of Breast-------------2-4---2-1-9-11
16. Cancer of all other sites-------2---1244513213125237284129
17. Diabetes-----1---1----12--4-24733
18. Inter-craninal Vascular Lesions1-------------3496489726252621
19. Heart Disease42--1-11211375201221122392120101657662
20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System-------------11-1-----2179
21. Bronchitis-1----------1-312112631382813
22. Pneumonia131111------113-1-41543332212518
23. Other Respiratory Diseases1---------1-1-1-2~~122991145
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum--------------------1-3-61
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years)62--------------------6283
26. Appendicitis2------1---1-------1--2312
27. Other Digestive Diseases-1----------21114112-18737
28. Nephritis--------1---211331423-14785
29. Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsia--------------------------
30. Other Maternal Causes-----------1-----------1-2
31. Premature Birth----------------------107114
32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, and infantile disease86--------------------861311
33. Suicide----------112---1-----4141
34. Road Traffic Accidents----1--2-1---1--2--1-13635
35. Other Violent Causes-1--1125--233-2231--1-14131316
36. All Other Causes------14--1-23123311101119242427
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