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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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For purposes of comparison the maternal mortality rates per 1,000 live births in England and Wales, London and Shoreditch, during the year 1936 and the six preceding years are given as follows:—
| Year. | Shoreditch. | London. | England and Wales. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Sepsis. | Deaths from other diseases and accidents of Pregnancy. | Total. | Deaths from Sepsis. | Deaths from other diseases and accidents of Pregnancy. | Total. | Deaths from Sepsis. | Deaths from other diseases and accidents of Pregnancy. | Total. | |
| 1930 | 2.01 | 1.51 | 3.52 | 1.71 | 1.45 | 3.16 | 1.84 | 2.38 | 4.22 |
| 1931 | 0.00 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 2.02 | 1.78 | 3.80 | 1.59 | 2.36 | 3.95 |
| 1932 | *0.60 | 1.79 | 2.39 | 1.19 | 1.47 | 2.64 | 1.55 | 2.49 | 4.04 |
| 1933 | 2.68 | 1.34 | 4.02 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 3.20 | 1.79 | 2.63 | 4.42 |
| 1934 | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 2.48 | 2.03 | 2.57 | 4.60 |
| 1935 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 3.10 | 1.15 | 1.43 | 2.58 | 1.68 | 2.42 | 4.10 |
| 1936 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 1.17 | 1.92 | 1.40 | 2.41 | 3.81 |
| * This figure relates to one death from post abortive sepsis. | |||||||||
CANCER.
The deaths from cancer in the Borough during the year numbered 142 as
compared with 147 in 1935. Of these 142 persons, 83 were males and 59 females.
Particulars concerning these deaths as regards age, situation of disease, and the ward
in which they occurred are given in the table on page 33.
The deaths from cancer during the last six years per 1,000 persons living are given in the following comparative table:—
| Year. | Shoreditch. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 1.24 | 1.64 | 1.48 |
| 1932 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.51 |
| 1933 | 1.44 | 1.60 | 1.53 |
| 1934 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 1.56 |
| 1935 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.59 |
| 1936 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.63 |
During the year under review there was a slight decrease in the total number of
deaths from malignant disease. The table on page 33 shows that the alimentary
tract was again the most frequently affected site, and that the stomach, intestines and
oesophagus, in that order, were the organs most frequently affected. There was a
decrease in the number of deaths due to malignant disease of the uterus, but the
frequency of cancer of the breast was practically unchanged. An interesting feature
was the single death due to cancer of the male breast. It is satisfactory to note that
there has been no increase in the frequency of deaths due to malignant disease of the
lungs and pleura.