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Stepney 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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S.D.25
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY. CAUSES OF ALL DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1940. Total Deaths 2729, Mortality Rate 20.0
| CAUSES OF DEATH I | Totals. | Under 1 year | 1-5 | 5-15 | l5-45 | 45-65 | 65 OVER. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | |||||||
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 3 | - | - | — | 3 | 2 | - |
| 3. Scarlet Fever. | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria. | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system. | 91 | 39 | - | 1 | 2 | 65 | 51 | 11 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Syphilitic disease. | 20 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 11 |
| 9. Influenza | 12 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephelitis. | — | — | - | - | — | — | ||
| 12. Acute infectious encephelitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus. | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| Cancer of uterus | - | 15 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 42 | 22 | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 33 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | 1 | 25 | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 109 | 63 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 72 | 83 |
| 17. Diabetes | 9 | 17 | - | — | - | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions. | 56 | 80 | - | - | - | 2 | 43 | 91 |
| 19. Heart disease | 392 | 293 | - | 1 | 2 | 36 | 136 | 510 |
| 20. Other diseases of the circulatory system. | 48 | 53 | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 77 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 148 | 92 | 4 | - | - | 6 | 57 | 173 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 87 | 80 | 15 | 8 | - | 8 | 40 | 96 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 22 | 12 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 24. Ulcerntion of the stomach or duodenum | 20 | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs.) | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 26. Appendicitis | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases. | 23 | 29 | - | - | - | 9 | 21 | 22 |
| 28. Nephritis | 22 | 26 | - | - | - | 10 | 17 | 21 |
| 29. Puerperal and postabortive sepsis. | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 30. Other maternal causes | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 31. Premature birth. | 18 | 7 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32. Congenital malformations birth injury, infantile disease. | 15 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 33. Suicide | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| 34 Road Traffic accidents | 20 | 12 | -_ | - | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 216 | 217 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 174 | 126 | 96 |
| 36. All other causes | 110 | 44 | 7 | - | 3 | 19 | 44 | 79 |
| TOTALS | 1532 | 1197 | 86 | 35 | 39 | 405 | 768 | 1396 |