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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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P.8.
CAUSES OF ALL DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1943.
| CAUSES OF DEATHS. | TOTAL | Under 1 year | 1-5 | 5 -15 | 15-45 | 45-64 | 65 etc. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Typhoid. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever. | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4. | — | — | l | — | |
| Scarlet Fever. | — | — | — | — | — | - | 4 | - | — | — | — | |||
| Whooping Cough. | 2 | - | — | 2 | - | - | — | - | — | - | ||||
| Diphtheria. | - | 2 | - | - | - | — | 2 | - | — | — | — | - | ||
| Tub. of Resp. system | 57 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 25 | 26 | 23 | - | 8 | 4 | |
| Other forms of tub. | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | - | |
| Syphilitic disease. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | - | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Influenza. | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Measles. | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | l | 2 | — | - | - | - | — | — | - | |
| Ac. polio-myel. & polio.enceph. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ac. inf. enceph. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer of buc. cav. & Oesoph. | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| of uterus. | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | ||
| of stomach & dueodenum | 122 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 8 | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| of breast. | 1 | 12 | - | - - | — | - | — | - | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| of all other sites. | 74 | 42 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 34 | 24 | |
| Diabetes. | 1 | 14 | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | |
| Intra-cranial vascular lesions. | 56 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | IE | 34 | 32 | |
| Heart disease. | .93 | 161 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - 11 | 38 | 22 | 153 | 128 | |
| Other diseases of the circ. system. | 22 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 15 | |
| Bronchitis. | 81 | 47 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 21 | 1C | 55 | 36 | |
| Pneumonia. | 63 | 29 | LI | 6 | l | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | L | 28 | 16 | |
| Other resp. diseases. | 18 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | ' r C | 6 | 5 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum. | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea under 2 yrs. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | — |
| Appendicitis. | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other digestive diseases | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 9 | - | 6 | 5 |
| Nephritis. | 8 | 13 | — | - | - | - | — | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Puerperal and post-abort sepsis. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other maternal causes. | — | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | - | — | _ | |
| Premature birth. | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital ma. birth injury, inf. disease. | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | _ | - | 1 | |||||||
| Suicide. | 7 | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Road Traffic accidents. | 8 | 2 | — | - | l | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | — | |
| Other violent causes. | 24 | 27 | — | 2 | ll | 2 | 3 | " | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| All other oauses | 43 | 39 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 16 | |
| All Causes. | 772 | 596 | 42 | 317 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 772 | 334 | 131 | 413 | 338 | |
| TOTAL; | 1368 | 73 | 20 | 16 ) | 143 | 365 | 751 | |||||||