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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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CAUSES OE ALL. DEATHS DURIUC THE YEAR 1941.
male 1145. Female 738 Total 1883.
| CAUSES OF DEATHS. | TOTAL. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | 65 etc. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro spinal fever | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Tub. of resp. system | 99 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 43 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Syphilitic diseases | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Influenza | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | : 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ac.polio—myel. & polio—enceph. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ac. inf. encepli. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Cancer of buc.cav.& oesoph. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | ||||
| uterus | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | ||||||
| Cancer of all other sites. | 78 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 33 | 26 | |
| diabetes | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Intra—cranial Vascular lesions | 40 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 32 |
| Heart Disease. | 214 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 30 | 160 | 139 |
| Cancer of breast | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Otherdis. of circ. system. | 54 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | 36 | 20 | |
| bronchitis. | 106 | 52 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 39 | 13 | 63 | 38 |
| Pneumonia | 81 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 36 | 27 |
| Other resp.dis. | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Ucer of stomach or duodenum. | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Cancer of stomach & duodenum | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 yrs. | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other digve. dis. | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Nephritis Puor.& post—abort. | 13 | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| sepsis. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Prem. birth. Con.mal.birth inj. | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| infant dis. | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Suicide | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
| Road traffic acc. | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | — |
| Other violent causes | 204 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 92 | 50 | 66 | 28 | 35 | 23 |
| All other causes | 60 | 51 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 27 | |