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Shoreditch 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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The causes of deaths at all ages together with Ward distribution and particulars relating to the deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough is contained in the following table -

AGE GROUPS.AGES.&eathvIn each wardSEX.TotalBelonging to Slioreditch.Not belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to SlioreditchNot belonging to ShoieditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Short ditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch.
Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 lo 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 555 5 to 6565 to 7575 to xr,85 and upwards.MoorfieldsChurch.Wenlock.Whit more.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
Totals in Age Groups168715234132533559419227131022253
Percentages of Total Death10.554.463.262.130.811.572.073.455 912.017. 019.3313.933.3Holborn Institute.St. Leonard s Hospital.Royal Chest Hospital.Home of Good ShepherdConvent Hospital.Infant Welfare Centre
Ca use of Death.
1Enteric Fever.....................1...11.....................1...11213....................................
2Smallpox...............................................................................................................
3Measles467....................................52433.......1251 7......2...........................
4Scarlet Fever......21..........................................1......2123......2...........................
5Whooping Cough1315111.................................14648332123.................................
6Diphtheria1243..............................214...11...1172340......4...........................
7Influenza162......2225915168...1142515948284068...11161........................
8Encephalitis Lethargica...........................1.....................1............1...1...11161...2..................
9Meningococcal, Meningitis11...11..............................1...2......1...4...1 4..........1........................
10Tuberculosis of respiratory system...1.........616201523151......3201612177139583997....................................
11Other Tuberculous diseases525......1...121...1...1 ...122451129918...2353...8...............
12Cancer, Malignant disease......1......1...61029483912...8152431211813168165146......4......1..................
13Rheumatic Fever.........32................................. :11111...415...458......4..................
14Diabetes..................1.........23............2...11...2...66.......2...........................
15Cerebral Hæmorrhage, &c.........................1414101042114811337212849...15311........................
16Heart Disease1......44454174770108761120765442533026501801713511221558........................
17ArterioSclerosis.....................11610342292121072281012384583...55582...13...............
18Bronchitis9331824263153X1U722l''00Oo...002...1...............
19Pneumonia (all forms)333010522...415131713915251817251114 1 Q9 9071 Ql50121 1 *\A...47 A412..................
20Other respiratory diseases...1...1...1......56543...1252634318826...4621...313...1......
21Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum...1..................1322.........1...22121819......11...........................
22Diarrhæa, etc.201.........11......2............1542612418725......9........................
23Appendicitis and typhlitis.........1......1...1...2.........1211...11...325......1.........2...............
24Cirrhosis of Liver........................1132......1221...3A7......1...........................
25Acute and Chronic Nephritis...............1......268117...172...1...61 13 184 177 35...1 4.........1..................
26 27Puerperal Sepsis Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition..................12 1.................................11...1022......2......2..................
28Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth541......1...........................69891521 25292756......172......1...............
29Suicide..................1152311...2231138715...13.........1...............
30Other deaths from violence1128...23132755213940585343301040...114...........................
31 32Other defined diseases Causes, ill defined or unknown25 ...3 ...86342871825273821104034283712 ...10 ...0 249210319517788 2...2 .........12...