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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: TABLE III.Causes of, and ages at, death during the Year 1927 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

TABLE III.

Causes of, and ages at, death during the Year 1927 in the Borough of Shoreditch.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Totai. Deaths whether or " Residents " or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District (b)
All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 3.5 and under 15.15 and under 23.25 and under 4545 and under 65.65 and upwards.
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All causes' Certified (c)132816353435159118382459715
Uncertified..............................
1 Enteric fever1...............1.........
2 Smallpox..............................
3 Measles7241..................
4 Scarlet fever3......21...............
5 Whooping cough241482...............2
6 Diphtheria and Croup12...426............
7 Influenza25111......51433
8 Erysipelas61............1314
9 Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis)86.........3182141332
10 Tuberculous meningitis12223311......3
11 Other tuberculous diseases16131335......7
12 Cancer, malignant disease132...............7715461
13 Rheumatic fever10.........332113
14 Meningitis (see note (d) )74...12...............
15 Organic heart disease168...1...112136873...
16 Bronchitis128712......8337796
17 Pneumonia (all forms)1673724151058392969
18 Other diseases of respiratory organs42...2...............4
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis (see note (e) )1919.....................12
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis8......2...132...1
21 Cirrhosis of liver6..................424
21a Alcoholism1..................1...
22 Nephritis and Bright's disease97.........134365374
23 Puerperal fever2............11......1
24 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition1...............1...1
25 Congenital Debility and malformation, including premature birth5555.....................24
26 Violent deaths, excluding suicide494...844591534
27 Suicides18...............61023
28 Other defined diseases25713331282548145244
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown73............12133
132816353435159118382459715