London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Shoreditch 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

This page requires JavaScript

20 A.
To face page 20.

Infantile Mortality in the Borough during Year, 1931.

CAUSE OF DEATH.*AGES.*DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.
Under 1 day.1 day 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total under 1 year.Moorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.
1 Enteric fever...............................................................
2 Smallpox...............................................................
3 Measles.....................1......8...6...11.........53
4 Scarlet fever...............................................................
5 Whooping cough..................11...24......121.........22
6 Diphtheria............................................................
7 Erysipelas...............................................................
8 Mumps...................................................
9 Acute poliomyelitis...............................................................
10 German measles...............................................................
11 Varicella...............................................................
12 Influenza...............................................................
13 (a) with Pulmonary compli cations 14 (b) with Non - Pulmonary...............................................................
complications........................1...1.........1............1...
15 (c) without stated complications............................................................
16 Encephalitis Lethargica...............................................................
17 Meningococcal Meningitis 18 Tuberculosis of respiratory.....................1......1............1............1
system...............................................................
19 Other Tuberculous diseases...........................22............2............2
20 Bronchitis.........112...2......4......111...1......4
21 Pneumonia (all forms)......12...3...811...35......885...431520
22 Pleurisy............................................................
23 Empyema...............................................................
24 Other Pleurisy...............................................................
25 Laringitis............................................................
26 Rickets...............................................................
27 Convulsions............................................................
28 Diarrhoea and Enteritis..................5126...29...63646311316
29 Ulcer of stomach...............................................................
30 Other diseases of the stomach...............................................................
31 Syphilis...............................................................
32 Congenital malformation...211...4121...8...32111......44
33 Congenital debility and icterus11.........2...1......3.........1......11...3
34 Premature birth83...1...122.........142322...22186
35 Injury at birth...2.........2............2......1............111
36 Accidental mechanical (suffocation).........1...11.........2............1...1...11
37 Atelectasis3............3............3...1...1......1...3...
38 Other defined diseases...1.........1222310...23211...155
39 Causes ill-defined or unknown...............................................................
Totals1292613020302521126225212618131385868

Deaths of persons not belonging to Shoreditch occurring within the Borough are excluded.
* Deaths of persons belonging to Shoreditch occurring beyond limits of Borough are included.