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Shoreditch 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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45.
TABLE III.
Causes of, and ages at, death during the Year 1925 in the Borough of Shorcditch.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages ok " Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents ' or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (b), | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 1422 | 233 | 71 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 165 | 317 | 431 | 781 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | 34 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping cough | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 17 | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 7 | ... | |
| 8 Erysipelas | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) | 124 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 27 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 96 | |
| 10 Tuberculous meningitis | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | 15 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 120 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 47 | |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 14 Meningitis (see note (d) ) | 7 | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 15 Organic heart disease | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 31 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 175 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | 60 | 81 | 100 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 146 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 59 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 19 Diarrhcea and Enteritis (see note (e) ) | 38 | 29 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 21 Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 21aAlcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's disease | 79 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 22 | 47 | 54 | |
| 23 Puerpural fever | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and malformation, including premature birth | 81 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | |
| 26 Violent deaths, excluding suicide | 47 | 11 | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | |
| 27 Suicides | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 Other defined diseases | 366 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 80 | 205 | 270 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1422 | 233 | 71 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 165 | 347 | 431 | 781 | ||