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

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Shoreditch 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

46
47

Table: TABLE V.DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR ENDING31 st DECEMBER, 1922.Note.—The deaths of persons not belonging to Shoreditch occurring in hospitals and other institutions in the Borough are excluded ; deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch occurring in public institutions in London beyond the limits of the Borough are included.

TABLE V.

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH, AND IN EACH WARD DURING THE YEAR ENDING

31 st DECEMBER, 1922.

Note.—The deaths of persons not belonging to Shoreditch occurring in hospitals and other institutions in the Borough are excluded ; deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch occurring in public institutions in London beyond the limits of the Borough are included.

CAUSES OF death.AGES.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Total.
Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 5,5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.36 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggcrston.Acton.Male.Female.
1 SmallpoxVaccinated...........................................................................
Unvaccinated...........................................................................
No statement...........................................................................
2 Measles1944192.................................24121021638384684
3 Scarlet fever...123.................................11...22......336
4 Typhus fever...........................................................................
5 Epidemic influenza954112253...159633101210165121333669
6 Whooping cough71361.................................534672...131427
7 Diphtheria, membranous croup310113..............................49143141111627
8 Enteric fever...........................................................................
9 Asiatic cholera...........................................................................
10 Diarrhoea, dysentery7...........................31......11213...126511
11 Epidemic or zymotic enteritis211....................................2......1...1...224
12 Other allied diseases...........................................................................
13 Hydrophobia...........................................................................
14 Glanders, farcy...........................................................................
15 Tetanus...........................................................................
16 Anthrax, splenic fever...........................................................................
17 Cow-pox, accidents of vaccination...........................................................................
18 Syphilis2..........................................2..................112
19 Gonorrhœa...........................................................................
20 Phagedoena, hospital gangrene...........................................................................
21 Erysipelas...........................12............1............113...3
22 Puerperal fever...............1...11..................3.....................33
23 Pyaemia, septicaemia1...2...11...1............1.........41...111448
24 Infective endocarditis...............1212...1...............22......12347
25 Other allied diseases............1...............2.........1.........1......1213
26 Malarial fever........................1.....................1...............1...1
27 Rheumatic fever...........................................................................
28 Rheumatism of the heart.........1.........11........................1......11...33
Tuberculosis:—
29 Brain or meninges, acute hydrocephalus4332...1...........................6...222...18513
30 Larynx........................................................................•••
31 Lungs211...5131229313612...1...10322915201212188563148
32 Intestines, tabes mesenterica...........................1.....................1...............11
33 General, position undefined2122...1...........................12...2...2l538
34 Other forms, scrofula1.........121...322............15122...17512
35 Other infective diseases...........................................................................
36 Thrush...........................................................................
37 Actinomycosis...........................................................................
38 Hydatid diseases...........................................................................
39 Scurvy........................................................................• • •
40 Other diseases due to altered food...........................................................................
41 Acute alcoholism, delirium tremens...........................................................................