London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Shoreditch 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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CAUSES OF DEATH WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION

CAUSES OF DEATHAGESSEXTotal deaths due to each cause
Under 11 to 22 to 55 to 1010 to 15IS to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and UpwardsMaleFemale
1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers------------1--11
2 Cerebro-spinal fever1-------------1-1
3 Scarlet fever-----------------
4 Whooping cough--1-----------1-1
5 Diphtheria-----------------
6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system-----39108772--301646
7 Other tuberculosis111-11---1----156
8 Syphilitic diseases1--------135--8210
9 Influenza---------2212-347
10 Measles-11-----------2-2
11 Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis-----------------
12 Ac. inf. encephalitis (lethargic)-----------------
13 Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M.) uterus (F.)---------123--516
14 Cancer stomach and duodenum----------362-7411
15 Cancer breast--------13131--99
16 Cancer, all other sites------1156101581301747
17 Diabetes-----------1--1-1
18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions---------151692181533
19 Heart diseases-----1-146153545115860118
20 Other circulatory diseases--------1251052121325
21 Bronchitis1------121814176382159
22 Pneumonia (all forms)41-----2261271241135
23 Other respiratory diseases-------1--124-718
24 Ulcer, stomach and duodenum-----------3-1314
25 Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs.)41------------325
26 Appendicitis---------1-2--213
27 Other digestive diseases---1---1-1433131114
28 Nephritis-------22-111-437
29 Puerperal and postabortive sepsis-------11------22
30 Other maternal causes-----------------
31 Premature birth13-------------7613
32 Congenital malformations, birth inj., inf. dis.5-------------325
33 Suicide----------11--2-2
34 Road traffic accidents---2-----2-12-617
35 Other violent causes--21----51211110414
36 All other causes1-----1127711222252954
Total deaths (all causes)3145415112129469314813028314242556