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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
Romford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 3.
| Causes of Death | All ages | Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward Transfers. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | Under 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 & upwards | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | Measles | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 | Whooping cough | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Influenza | 1 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| 7 | Encephalitis legarthica | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 | Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 12 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| 10 | Other tuberculous diseases | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 11 | Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 12 | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 13 | Cancer, malignant disease | 37 | 37 | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
| 14 | Diabetes | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | .. | ... |
| 15 | Cerebral hæmorrhage, &c. | 7 | 12 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 62 | 41 | 103 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 32 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 18 | Other circulatory diseases | 20 | 21 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 4 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 23 | 15 | 38 | ... | 1 | l | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 21 | Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Peptic ulcer | 7 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Diarrhœa, &c. (under 2 years) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 26 | Other diseases of liver etc. | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 7 | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| 28 | Acute and chronic nephritis | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 |
| 29 | Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 30 | Other puerperal causes | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 16 | 12 | 28 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32 | Senility | 9 | 9 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 14 |
| 33 | Suicide | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| 34 | Other violence | 16 | 9 | 25 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Other defined diseases | 10 | 20 | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 36 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 257 | 239 | 496 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 56 | 90 | 98 | 118 | |