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Shoreditch 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: 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

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

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.DEATHSNEACH WARDSEX.Holborn Institute.St. Leonard's Hospital.Royal Chest Hospital.Hume of Good Shepherd.Convent Hospital.Infant Welfare Centre.
Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 35.35 to 4545 to 5555 to 65.65 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsMoorfields.Church.HoktonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActon.Male.Female.
Belonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belortging to ShoreditchBelonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch.
All Causes12952293082127606913922221017042......645563
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1 Enteric Fever....................................................................................................................................
2 Smallpox1.........1....................................1........................1.........11....................................
3 Measles132583.................................158..............................................................................
4 Scarlet Fever.........1.......................................13443641223212326......10...........................
5 Whooping Cough111.......................................1...............................................................................
6 Diphtheria2558....................................11.....................1.........112......2...........................
7 Influenza...............1...........................2311i114211911.........•..........................
8 Encephalitis Lethargica......1...............1.................................11....................................
9 Meningococcal Meningitis ..1...................................................1...2..................1.......................................
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system...............8121610211442...1111683841065563825730...328317..................
11 Other Tuberculous diseases2122...111111.........112......8...2211111......85......6............1............
12 Cancer, Malignant disease.....................3727463613173111016138112144355577756...26017..................
13 Rheumatic Fever...............1......1...........................1.....................1.........2.......................................
14 Diabetes.....................1......52.........1.........133|i.........8......4...........................
15.Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c.........................16172361313736543732...1512529...34351........................
16 Heart Disease.........1174911224061561586231513161918242099109920114113...1699647..................
17 Arterio Sclerosis........................2481622122673432292...4214233014232,1...1..................
18 Bronchitis2..................3...6141410521345576333243212925...2311......81...............
19 Pneumonia (all forms)281242...13839181441528810106,71745256576146...14512,6............1...
20 Other respiratory diseases...........................3......1...............1......2...1...............4.........2......2..................
21 Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum.....................2221.....................2...1...1......12.........61....................................
22 Diarrhoea, etc.182..................1...1.........1...111111324222157...9.........1...............
23 Appendicitis and typhlitis.........11......11...22............1...12111.........1...53......4...........................
24 Cirrhosis of Liver.....................1...13...............4...1...............1...............5.........3...1.....................
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis.........1.........226135321...44...312251241131420...214...1.....................
26 Puerperal Sepsis.....................22..............................1.........2......1.........4......2...........................
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition..................111........................1.........1...1.....................3......1...........................
28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth45......11..............................664313462122252126......17..................1......
29 Suicide.....................24792......1...312...331...3...1231177...26...........................
30 Other deaths from violence33233...25748710411854662492333313130133212........................
31 Other defined diseases13367124312202224431261151214161891911691111779676*...1287†......52......3......
32 Causes, ill defined or unknown.................................................................................................................................

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* Includes 4 deaths from Erysipelas. † Two deaths from Erysipelas are included in " Other defined
diseases" belonging to Shoreditch and dying in St. Leonard's Hospital. B.