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Shoreditch 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION

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CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION

CAUSES OF DEATH (The figures in italics refer to the list numbers in the short list of the International List of Causes of Death)	AGES														SEX		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 Upwards	Male	Female	Total deaths due to each cause.
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 Measles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 Scarlet fever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Whooping cough	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7
5 Diphtheria	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	_	_	—_—	—_	—	—	—	2	2
6 Influenza	—	—	—	—	—	_	_	1	2	2	2	1	1	7	5	6	11
7 Encephalitis lethargica	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
8 Cerebro-spinal fever	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system	—	—	—	—	—	5	8	11	11	13	12	6	7	—	41	77	68
10 Other tuberculous diseases	1	—	—	1	1	4	—	—	2	—	1	—	1	—	4	7	11
11 Syphilis	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—_	—	1	4	5
12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	—	—	—	5	1	6
13 Cancer, malignant diseases	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	21	42	45	20	1	83	51	134
14 Diabetes	—	—	—	—	—	—	_	_	_	—_	1	2	1	—	1	7	4
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	12	10	4	18	14	32
16 Heart disease	—	—	1	-	—	3	1	3	6	8	46	87	73	77	134	121	255
17 Aneurysm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	7	—_	—_	5	7	7
18 Other circulatory diseases	—_	—_	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	25	17	11	24	39	63
19 Bronchitis	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	12	14	10	7	26	20	46
20 Pneumonia (all forms)	1	4	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	6	9	16	15	3	31	76	57
21 Other respiratory diseases	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	1	—	4	3	7
22 Peptic ulcer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	4	5	1	—	9	7	11
23 Diarrhoea, etc.	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	6
24 Appendicitis	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	_	1	—_	1	—	—	3	2	5
25 Cirrhosis of liver	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1
26 Other diseases of liver, etc	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	—	2	2	4
27 Other digestive diseases	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	2	3	2	—	8	3	11
28 Acute and chronic nephritis	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	4	5	6	2	—	9	11	20
29 Puerperal sepsis	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30 Other puerperal causes	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
31 Congenital debility, permature birth, malformations, etc.	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	11	90
32 Senility	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	_	_	_	3	2	5	1	9	10
33 Suicide	—	—	—	_	-	—	_	1	1	3	3	1	1	_	6	4	10
34 Other violence	2	—	3	3	1	—	1	1	3	2	6	10	18	2	24	28	52
33 Other defined diseases	2	—	1	3	4	1	2	2	7	6	11	20	11	3	43	30	73
36 Causes, ill defined or unknown	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Deaths (all causes)	34	10	8	9	7	16	15	27	45	82	176	263	190	60	504	438	942