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Shoreditch 1937
[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 1937 and the six preceding
years are given as follows:—
Table No. 22
| 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. | |
| 1931 | 0.00 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 202 | 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 |
| 1937 | 0.82 | 2.45 | 3.27 | 0.84 | 1.45 | 2.29 | 0.97 | 2.26 | 3.23 |
CANCER
The deaths from cancer in the Borough during the year numbered 133 as
compared with 142 in 1936. Of these 133 persons, 58 were males and 75 females.
Particulars concerning these deaths as regards age, situation of disease, and the ward
in which they occurred are given in Table No. 24.
The deaths from cancer during the last seven years per 1,000 persons living are
given in the following comparative table:—
Table No. 23
| 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 |
| 1937 | 1.62 | 1.75 | 1.63 |
During the year under review there was again a slight decrease in the total
number of deaths from malignant disease. Table No. 24 on page 37 shows that the
alimentary tract was again the most frequently affected site, and that the stomach,
intestines and rectum, in that order, were the organs most frequently affected. There
was a considerable increase in the frequency of deaths due to malignant disease of
the lungs and pleura, but the numbers are not sufficiently large for any generalisations
to be made.