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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8.
CAUSES OF DEATH, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION,
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 4 wks | 4 wks to l yr | 1 to 4 | 5 to 14 | 15 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | | 55 to 64 | 65 to 74 | 75 and over | Male | Female | Total deaths due to each cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis} respiratory | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | ||||||||||||||
| 4.. | Diphtheria | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||||
| 8. | Measles | ||||||||||||||
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | ||||||||||||||
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | ||||||||||||||
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | ||||||||||||||
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatis neoplasms | ||||||||||||||
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | ||||||||||||||
| 16. | Diabetes | ||||||||||||||
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | ||||||||||||||
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | ||||||||||||||
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | ||||||||||||||
| 20. | Other heart disease | ||||||||||||||
| 21. | Other circulatory diseases | ||||||||||||||
| 22. | Influenza | ||||||||||||||
| 23. | Pneumonia | ||||||||||||||
| 24. | Bronchitis | ||||||||||||||
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | ||||||||||||||
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | ||||||||||||||
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | ||||||||||||||
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | ||||||||||||||
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | ||||||||||||||
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | ||||||||||||||
| 31. | Congenital malformations | ||||||||||||||
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | ||||||||||||||
| 33. | Motor Vehicle accidents | ||||||||||||||
| 34. | All other accidents | ||||||||||||||
| 35. | Suicide | ||||||||||||||
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | ||||||||||||||
| Total Deaths (all causes) | |||||||||||||||