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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and ages at, death during the Year 192o in the Borough of Shoreditch.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the dlstrict (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) | 1298 | 167 | 55 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 156 | 344 | 414 | 719 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | 25 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 12 | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | 22 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ... | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9 Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) | 133 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 5 | 62 | |
| 10 Tuberculous meningitis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 125 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 67 | 46 | 55 | |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 14 Meningitis (see note (d) | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 15 Organic heart disease | 33 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 14 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 55 | 67 | 101 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 130 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 46 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 9 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis (see note (e) ) | 32 | 22 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 21aAlcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's disease | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 42 | |
| 23 Puerpural fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and malformation, including premature birth | 60 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | |
| 26 Violent deaths, excluding suicide | 39 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
| 27 Suicides | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 28 Other defined diseases | 403 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 191 | 226 | 295 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1298 | 167 | 55 | 43 | 38 | 81 | 156 | 344 | 414 | 719 | ||