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Shoreditch 1933

[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.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.Holborn InstitutionS.Leonards HospitalRoy'l Chest HospitalHome ot GoodConvent HospitalInfant Welfare Centre
1. Under1 to 2.2 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Moorfields.Church.HoxtonWenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch
All Causes.11030212510224763701392112411853832251181071028610466110936615458496280652560815750549123963......2...
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Typhoid and para typhoid fevers....................................................................................................................................
2 Measles142................................................2......21...............225....................................
3 Scarlet fever....................................................................................................................................
4 Whooping cough662....................................114111......4...1............311......1...........................
5 Diphtheria...2571.................................11211......11122...278....................................
6 Influenza114......221579562223232443612123520251184...21..................
7 Encephalitis lethargica.................................1...........................1...........................1......1...........................
8 Cerebro-spinal fever21...1......11.................................11............1...21...24....................................
9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system......2...1617241018102.........18764113675585865238......291916..................
10 Other tuberculous diseases12...111...1...1..................2...11......3......1............62......5......11...............
11 Syphilis1.....................12...21......111...1......11......1.........34......61...2..................
12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis..............................2.................................1...1...............2......311........................
13 Cancer, malignant disease1............1...4825473710233118101018417434104121484511659326..................
14 Diabetes........................1144.........11...1...1...1111......1164......5...........................
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc......................214615101...1244...3931123452211818201........................
16 Heart disease...............67514244383761811824302323211525239131210722132144250110737..................
17 Aneurysm..................1...1...111.........11......1......11.........1...42......41...1..................
18 Other circulatory diseases1........................41120271...976579...4764...2233331335372........................
19 Bronchitis3.....................3612111925...654138522342513422...4191...2..................
20 Pneumonia (all forms)2172......12571217206551169125641039446656837...2601142...............
21 Other respiratory diseases1...............1111...1......1......21.........1..................133......1122..................
22 Peptic ulcer........................1445............2......2......224...1......195......7...........................
23 Diarrhœa, &c.211............1.........2.........1...852......23...21.........1169......121......11......1...
24 Appendicitis..................1......11..........................1............2............12......2...........................
25 Cirrhosis of liver.................................3..................11...........................112...11...........................
26 Other diseases of liver, &c.............1...............41............191......1.........1............24......2...........................
27 Other digestive diseases11...311...1...7351.........1931...415211...12915......7...........................
28 Acute and chronic nephritis............1...212481042...124334343......12131519...317...14..................
29 Puerperal sepsis.....................4.................................2...1...............1.........4......4...........................
30 Other puerperal causes..................11.............................................2.....................2......2...........................
31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, &c.39......1..............................21234134535...32112515...1181...111......1...
32 Senility.............................1...123......11134...211...11......106...211...........................
33 buicide.....................1562...............2...221...32.........11...95......31........................
34 Oth violence61181162238431......826343353321222819...2167........................
35 Other defined diseases44343359891699122776777589442554542...2240*1...211............
36 Causes ill-defined or unknown.................................1...............1.......................................1......1............................
*Included erysipelas 4.