Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
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 | IS 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 | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
2 Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4 Whooping cough | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
5 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 16 | 46 |
7 Other tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 |
8 Syphilitic diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 10 |
9 Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
- | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
11 Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 9 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 47 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
- | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 58 | 60 | 118 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 25 | |
1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 18 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 59 | ||
22 Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
23 Other respiratory diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | 8 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
25 Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs.) | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | ||
27 Other digestive diseases | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
29 Puerperal and postabortive sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
- | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
35 Other violent causes | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
36 All other causes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 54 |
Total deaths (all causes) | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 93 | 148 | 130 | 28 | 314 | 242 | 556 |