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

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Shoreditch 1913

[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 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
42Chronic alcoholism..................225...1......14...23.........4610
43Chronic industrial poisonings........................................................................
44Other chronic poisonings........................................................................
45Osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis...........................1..............................1...11
46Gout........................................................................
47Cancer...............1l8191815...119121394510323163
48Diabetes mellitus..................111221......232...1......448
49Purpura hemorrhagica........................................................................
50Haemophilia........................................................................
51Anaemia, leucocythasmia..............................1............1...............1...1
52Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's disease........................................................................
53Premature birth65....................................7101411...239422365
54Injury at birth3.......................................2............1...213
55Debility at birth22.......................................251653...14822
56Atelectasis1......................................................1...1...1
57Congenital defects9....................................1242............459
58Want of breast milk1..........................................1...............1...1
59Atrophy, debility, marasmus553....................................1395125113322658
60Dentition41.............................................22...1415
61Rickets........................................................................
62Old Age, senile decay...........................3235523413171425131083866104
63Convulsions161.................................1521331111617
64Meningitis57...1...1...2..................253...41213417
65Encephalitis...1....................................1.....................11
66Apoplexy.....................8112127133412156201088354883
67Softening of brain........................................................................
68Hemiplegia, brain paralysis........................2311......1311......1347
69General Paralysis of insane...............113521.........3214...2110313
70Other forms of insanity......1.....................1.........1............1...112
71Chorea........................................................................
72Cerebral tumour...............11.....................3..................123
73Epilepsy...21.........l3...12............32......114610
74Laryngismus Stridulus........................................................................
75Locomotor Ataxy.....................11............11..................2...2
76Paraplegia, diseases of spinal
cord..................l...2...2.........3...1...1......325
77Other diseases of brain or nervous system...2..................32...1......13.........1...628
78Otitis, otorrhœa31132...l1..................13......1......6612
79Diseases of nose, epistaxis........................................................................
80Diseases of eye, ophthalmia........................................................................
81Pericarditis...111...1...11............122......1......336
82Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart.........35247119123...61086...836253156
83Hypertrophy of heart........................................................................
84Angina pectoris...........................1...............1..................11
85Aneurism.....................111............11...............3...3
86Senile gangrene........................l12...1...111......1...415
87Embolism, thrombosis........................l..................1...............1...1
88Phlebitis........................................................................
89Varicose veins........................................................................
90Other and ill-defined diseases of heart and, circulatory system, including heart disease not stated to be valvular1......24...557161611...21816610843323567

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