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

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Shoreditch 1925

[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 2.2 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.
12 Chronic alcoholism...........................................................................
13 Chronic industrial poisonings.........................................................................
14 Other chronic poisonings...........................................................................
15 Osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis..............................................................................
16 Gout...........................................................................
47 Cancer..................125302829819122115121281558 |46104
48 Diabetes mellitus.....................1| 1131......1...1...11...3527
49 Purpura haemorrhagica...........................................................................
50 Haemophilia.....................................................................
51 Anaemia, leucocythaemia............1......1........................1.........1......22
52 Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's disease..................1...1..................1.........1......0...2
53 Premature birth29..........................................4564154141529
54 Injury at birth...........................................................................
55 Debility at birth5.............................................2...3.........415
56 Atelectasis3.................., ........................1...1...1.........33
57 Congenital defects11......1.................................22...21237512
58 Want of breast milk...........................................................................
59 Atrophy, debility, marasmus3311.................................19345445211435
60 Dentition1................................................1...............11
61 Rickets121..............................21...1.........311
62 Old age, senile decay..............................42849226152010148i'2185350103
63 Convulsions4I1....................................12111......420
64 Meningitis2111......1......1..................•••12112347
65 Encephalitis......1...................................................1...11
66 Apoplexy........................24131913......121539116213051
67 Softening of brain....................................1...............1.........1...1
68 Hemiplegia, brain paralysis..............................121......1...21.........134
69 General paralysis of insane........................12.....................12.........3...3
70 Other forms of insanity..............................1............1..................1...1
71 Chorea...........................................................................
72 Cerebral tumour......l............2...1....................................134
73 Epilepsy............1...1...2......1............11...111...55
74 Laryngismus stridulus...........................................................................
75 Locomotor ataxy..............................2.....................11......112
76 Paraplegia, diseases of spinal cord..................1......1...1...............2...1......213
77 Other diseases of brain or nervous system......11.........11............i......2...3.........325
78 Otitis, otorrhcea.........111.........1........................211...224
79 Diseases of nose, epistaxis...........................................................................
80 Diseases of eye, ophthalmia...........................................................................
81 Pericarditis...1...1.................................1.........1112
82 Endocarditis, valvular diseases of the heart.........21l36310921...58746422172138
83 Hypertrophy of heart...........................................................................
84 Angina pectoris..............................12............11.........121...
85 Aneurism.... . ......................21. . .1.........2............2224
86 Senile gangrene......... :..................................................................
87 Embolism, thrombosis...........................................................................
88 Phlebitis..............................1.........1.....................1...1
89 Varicose veins........................................................................• ••
90 Other and ill-defined diseases of heart and circulatory system, including heart disease not stated to be valvular............11...2251533183216179148684436i | 80