London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total.
Under 1.1 to 5.6 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.65 to 65.66 to 76.76 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Chureh.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
52 Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's disease................................................
53 Premature birth78..........................1998157128453378
54 Injury at birth1..................................1......11
55 Debility at birth7............................211111437
56 Atelectasis11..........................31..21316511
57 Congenital defects1221....1................3331..3311516
58 Want of breast milk3................................21....123
59 Atrophy, debility, marasmus674......................31468195106472471
60 Dentition11....................................2112
61 Pickets21........................2....1......123
62 Old Age, senile decay....................295917510131725178104461105
63 Convulsions82........................1223....28210
64 Meningitis2111........1..1........51162..17916
65 Encephalitis................................................
66 Apoplexy2..........1116151210141161116415243458
67 Softening of brain................................................
68 Hemiplegia, brain paralysis..................162....1114..2..459
69 General Paralysis of insane..........12721..........154..128513
70 Other forms of insanity..1................1......1....1......112
71 Chorea................................................
72 Cerebral tumour......1........1................1....1..22
73 Epilepsy....21111..1..1..........23..3..358
74 Laryngismus Stridulus12..............................2..1..213
75 Locomotor Ataxy..............1..2........1....1..1..3..3
76 Paraplegia, diseases of spinal cord..1........1....11......1....111..224
77 Other diseases of brain or nervous system..11..11112..1....211..1211549
7 8 Otitis, otorrhœa..21............................3......213
79 Diseases of nose, epistaxis................................................
80 Diseases of eye ophthalmia................................................
81 Pericarditis........1..11..1..............2..2..224
82 Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart....135432969412910410642222547
83 Hypertrophy of heart................................................
84 Angina pectoris................................................
85 Aneurism............11332....122..12..28210
86 Senile gangrene................1..11....1....1..1..3..3
87 Embolism, thrombosis................................................
88 Phlebitis................................................
89 Varicose veins................................................
90 Other and ill-defined diseases of heart and circulatory system, including heart disease not stated to be......624161620201233121511229612365490
91 Laryngitis..1..............................1........11
92 Croup................................................
93 Other diseases of larynx and trachea................................................
94 Acute bronchitis3115........324783137131025574443074
95 Chronic bronchitis..1..1....3518343919431414214015896163124
96 Lobar croupous-pneumonia35....124911773..392314849282452
97 Lobular, broncho-pneumonia3846111..131116426191419191414105164115
98 Pneumonia, form not stated15182..129211515115..819111628614126252114
99 Emphysema, asthma..............1....1........1..1......112
100 Pleurisy......1....13212....1..3..114..4610
101 Other and ill-defined diseases of respiratory system..............1............1............1..1
102 Diseases of mouth and annexa................................................
103 Diseases of pharynx................................................
104 Diseases of Å“sophagus................................................
105 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum..........21353......1..2321149514
106 Other diseases of stomach2............1....1......1....2....14..4
107 Enteritis271411......2....1....1106914222242246
108 Appendicitis............12..........111..........213
109 Obstruction of intestine..1............33..1....12..12..2358
110 Other diseases of intestine................1......................11..1
111 Cirrhosis of liver..............712961..163410533221335
112 Other diseases of liver........1..122..1..1..21..2..21448
113 Peritonitis12........................21............33
114 Other and ill-defined diseases of................................................