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Shoreditch 1938
[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 last ten 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 | |
| 1929 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.88 | 1.73 | 3.61 | 1.80 | 2.53 | 4.33 |
| 1930 | 2.00 | 1 .50 | 3.50 | 1.71 | 1.45 | 3.16 | 1.92 | 2.48 | 4.40 |
| 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 |
| 1937 | 0.82 | 2.45 | 3.27 | 0.84 | 1.45 | 2.29 | 0.97 | 2.26 | 3.23 |
| 1938 | 0.85 | 1.69 | 2.54 | 0.71 | 1.17 | 1.88 | 0.86 | 2.11 | 2.97 |
CANCER
The deaths from cancer in the Borough during the year numbered 137 as
compared with 133 in 1937. Of these 137 persons, 78 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 Table No. 24.
The deaths from cancer during the last ten years per 1,000 persons living are
given in the following comparative table:—
Table No. 23
| Year | Shoreditch | London | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1.48 | 1.30 | 1.44 |
| 1930 | 1.35 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 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 |
| 1938 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.66 |
During the year under review there was a slight increase in the total number
of deaths from malignant disease. Table No. 24 on page 31 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.