Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1923 in the Borough of Shoreditch.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT (a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (6), | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
All causes | Certified (c) | 1370 | 232 | 60 | 48 | 45 | 63 | 188 | 381 | 353 | 689 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1 Enteric fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | |
2 Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 Measles | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4 Scarlet fever | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 Whooping cough | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
7 Influenza | 14 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ||
8 Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
9 Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) | 139 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 23 | 70 | 37 | 5 | 66 | |
10 Tuberculous meningitis | 8 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | 14 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 124 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 63 | 46 | 56 | |
13 Rheumatic fever | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
14 Meningitis (see note (d)) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
15 Organic heart disease | 48 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 21 | |
16 Bronchitis | 152 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 43 | 78 | 104 | |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 175 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 26 | 66 | |
18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis (see note (e) ) | 33 | 27 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | |
21 Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
22 Nephritis and Bright's disease | 58 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 43 | |
23 Puerpural fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
24 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
25 Congenital Debility and malformation, including premature birth | 94 | 92 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | |
26 Violent deaths, excluding suicide | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
27 Suicides | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
28 Other defined diseases | 354 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 116 | 150 | 241 | |
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
1370 | 232 | 60 | 48 | 45 | 63 | 188 | 381 | 353 | 689 |