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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 1938
[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 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Scarlet fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 Whooping cough | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 influenza | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Encephalitis legarthica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 14 | 13 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 | ] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||||
| 11 Syphilis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 40 | 40 | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 17 |
| 14 Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, &c | 10 | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 16 Heart Disease | 60 | 44 | 104 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 42 |
| 17 Aneurysm | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 22 | 17 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 18 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 5 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | i | 4 | 4 | ||
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 15 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24 Appendicitis | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 26 Other diseases of liver etc. | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 8 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 14 | 11 | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 32 Senility | 7 | 8 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 |
| 33 Suicide | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 34 Other violence | 15 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 26 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 281 | 228 | 509 | 53 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 80 | 105 | 128 |