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Shoreditch 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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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 WARDSEXSt. Matthew's HospitalSt. Leonard's HospitalRoyal Chest HospitalInfant Welfare CentreTotal deaths due to each causeCause of death
Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and UpwardsMoorfieldsChurchHoxtonWenlockWhitmoreKingslandHaggerstonActonMaleFemaleBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to ShoreditchBelonging to ShoreditchNot belonging to Shoreditch
1Typhoid and paratyphoid feversMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
............11...11.......................................1...12............22........................41
2Measles33.............................................21.........1......1.........124........................62
3Scarlet fever......1...........................................................................1...1...........................13
4Whooping cough131....................................111.........1.....................114........................54
5Diphtheria......22.............................................1......1...1......1......22........................45
6Influenza..................11......8521......41...212112...1...12108......31............186
7Encephalitis lethargica...................................................................................................1.....................7
8Cerebro-spinal fever........................1.....................1.......................................1............1............18
9Tuberculosis of respiratory system...1......177757921.........545461531...34332819...12211...4......479
10Other tuberculous diseases......2113.........1...2............1......12...22......1...1...73......42............1010
11Syphilis2..................1221......1111...111...1...1.........1...72......5...............911
12General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis....................................1.........1.......................................1......412............112
13Cancer, malignant diseases...............1......6164948152341471215147108747811678592107728...7......13713
14Diabetes..............................264......1...1...212...111......11391264............1214
15Cerebral haemorrhage, etc............................131532......352...1251......2...1214102201715............2415
16Heart disease.........1...536373579792152231818202623122412951214161151244691155425......23916
17Aneurysm..............................222...1...2...1...1......1..................51......1......1......617
18Other circulatory diseases...........................14172121343554126311?2212234322617...1......4518
19Bronchitis1..................2...62532......2...11724...1.........1216531353...5......2119
20Pneumonia (all forms)1281111...1671215523174721 15628334334824...54022...3......7220
21Other respiratory diseases1...........................121........................2......111.........23...13......2......521
22Peptic ulcer........................38141...1...3...222...2...2.........21143......98............1722
23Diarrhoea, etc.255..................1...2............1553261311...2...212211......6...............3323
24Appendicitis...1......1...1.........11...............11............111............23......42............524
25Cirrhosis of liver....................................1.................................1...............1.........11............125
26Other diseases of liver, etc............................1...21.........1...1..................1...1......22......4...............426
27Other digestive diseases1.........1...112...3211......1...3112...12......1...176......73...1......1327
28Acute and chronic nephritis........................111841...32.........2311...121......79...2105...2......1628
29Puerperal sepsis.....................1.................................1.................................1......11............129
30Other puerperal causes..................11.....................1.........1.................................2......11............230
31Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc.26...11.................................1331222...42121131117......165............2831
32Senility.................................26211..................15...1.........128......64.........1032
33Suicide.....................134422......15...1...12...11...112...115......2............1633
34Other violence11......2113135532......414214313...311...199...11510............2834
35Other defined diseases22131...49271216132158384917752723248262184516...2......7435
36Causes, ill defined or unknown........................................................................................................................36
Total Deaths (all causes)752499919193537721572401694117261015977699963687157294139514851140418179450218233......915