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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH (As classified in Public Health Dept.) | Under 1 year | 1 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 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 7 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 11 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 39 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 48 | 48 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 12 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 36 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 22 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 23. Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 13 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 24 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 48 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 34. All other accidents | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 35. Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 56 | 42 | 123 | 63 | 125 | 68 | 89 | 114 | 467 | 346 | |
| This total is 13 less than the figure returned by the Registrar General due to the loss in transit of a number of Inward Transfers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||