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Shoreditch 1936

[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 are 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 are contained in the following table:—

CAUSES OF DEATH. (The figures in italics refer to the list numbers in the short list of the International List of Causes of Death.)AGESDEATHS IN EACH WARD.SEX.St. Matthew's Hospital.St. Leonard's Hospital.Royal Chest Hospital.Infant Welfare Centre.Total deaths due to each cause.
Under 1.1 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 UpwardsMoorfields.Church.Hoxton.Wenlock.Whitmore.Kingsland.Haggerston.Acton.Male.Female.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch.Belonging to Shoreditch.Not belonging to Shoreditch.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers...........................................................................................................................1
2Measles72482..............................21652213834121......2516........................412
3Scarlet fever...........................................................................................................................3
4Whooping cough422............................ . ....1. . .22......1............1...1......44........................84
5Diphtheria...1121.......................................1......111......1......23........................55
6Influenza...............1......1...242...1...1......1131...1......1......55...121............106
7Encephalitis lethargica.....................2...11.........• •...................2............1...1...22...2..................47
8Cerebro-spinal fever1..........................................................................1.........1...........................18
9Tuberculosis of respiratory system............134971295......51732233711...35343119......2114...8......509
10Other tuberculous diseases3...21...2...11......1............12...1121.........11...147......22............1110
11Syphilis...........................11.....................11..............................11......22............211
12General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis........................2...41......1...............3...2............1......611211............712
13Cancer, malignant diseases......2............1814414528315138131115814985671368359197635...8......14213
14Diabetes........................12233...11...1......12...11......1...238...1521.........1114
10Cerebral hæmorrhage, &c.........................13142113...32543482531325...227254172911............5215
16Heart disease......143233725489380148320293327152616191415922141312915445412043111......28316
17Aneurysm..............................3............1......1...............1...............21.........1............317
18Other circulatory diseases...............1.........1519159213416428614411224264363118............5018
19Bronchitis3...1............227914185......10...667857...5223...332811827712......6119
20Pneumonia (all forms)22741......16371020931191097755810563435142144324...4......9320
61Other respiratory diseases.....................11...44111111312......11...............84...1711.........1221
22Peptic ulcer........................1351............3...111...11.........11...73...173............1022
23Diarrhœa, etc.2531...............1...1............1541122211125121417......2.........1...3123
24Appendicitis.........31......1......1........................1.........11...3.........42......13............624
25Cirrhosis of liver...........................11.................................1..................111......21............225
26Other diseases of liver &c..................................1........................1...........................1.........1...............126
27Other digestive diseases..................23113121......2,2...2211...12...1......68...284...1......1427
28Acute and chronic nephritis...............11...217105...1...2332...21511312...1314...412311......2728
29Puerperal sepsis...............................................................................................................2.........29
30Other puerperal causes.........................................................................................................1...............30
31Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, &c.25.......................................11632.........3111...33...l69......61............2531
32Senility.................................6155113123...1252111...21115......238............2632
33Suicide..................2......55...............41...11.........3...11......93......l52............1233
34Other violence1...213......4145472113...3...25112152312011113317............3134
35Other defined diseases4*122......7277812†511...5586*8†561913163*39†22...1712121......6135
36Causes, ill defined or unknown...........................1......1..............................1.........1.........2........................236
Total Deaths (all causes)953826169102035479618926520444322111188948786829176584755695542582512171704772267381...1094

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*Includes 2 deaths from erysipelas. † Includes 1 death from erysipelas. * Includes 1 death from erysipelas. † Includes 2 deaths from erysipelas.