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

Romford 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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Table: TABLE 2.

TABLE 2.

Causes of DeathAll agesDeaths at the subjoined age of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward Transfers.
M.FTotalUnder 112-45-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 & upwards
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers..........................................
2. Cerebro-spinal Fever..........................................
3. Scarlet Fever..........................................
4. Whooping Cough..........................................
5. Diphtheria..........................................
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System19928............466291...
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis213......2......1...............
8. Syphilitic disease2...2...............1...1.........
9. Influenza639..................1...341
10. Measles..........................................
11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis3...3.........3.....................
12. Acute infectious Encephalitis...11..................1............
13.M Cancer of Buccal Cavity, etc.2...2........................11...
13.F Cancer of Uterus...44..................12...1...
14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum12820........................866
15. Cancer of Breast...1111..................11324
16. Cancer of all other sites382967.........1......35202513
17. Diabetes134............1.........1113
18. Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions244670..................357221
19. Heart Disease9797194...............1511295233
20. Other Diseases of the Circulatory System121628.....................411196
21. Bronchitis301646.........1......1341720
22. Pneumonia1615312......1l...132620
23. Other Respiratory Diseases134......1...............1115
24. Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum718.....................2411
25. Diarrhœa1...11..............................
26. Appendicitis1...1.................................
27. Other digestive diseases459......1......111221
28. Nephritis6713............19......141
29. Puerperal Sepsis.....................1.........145
30. Other Maternal causes...11.................................
31. Premature Birth4377...............1............
32. Congenital Malformations and Birth injuries6398......1.....................
33. Suicide347............1...23......1
34. Road Traffic Accidents819.........312...1......2
35. Other violent causes3582......1......11...12
36. All other causes372259221212176926
Total34531465922251310162952102167241