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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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CAUSES OF ALL DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1944.
| CAUSES OF DEATHS | TOTAL | Under 1 Year. | 1-2. | 2-5. | 5-15 | 15 -45 | 45-65 | 65 & over. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | — | 5 | – | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
| Tub. of Resp. System | 65 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 27 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 3 | - | - |
| Other forms of tub. | 7 | 3 | — | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - |
| Syphilitic disease. | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | - | - | |
| Influenza | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ac. polio-myel. & polio, enceph. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ac. inf. enceph. | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cancer of buc. cav. & Oesoph. | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 14 | – | – | – |
| Cancer of Uterus. | – | 7 | — | — | – | - | — | — | – | 1 | – | 5 | - | 1 | - | - |
| " of Stomach & duodenum. | 22 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | – | – |
| „ of breast. | - | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 1 | 9 | - | 5 | - | - | |
| „ of all other sites. | 68 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 21 | – | – |
| Diabetes. | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | |
| Intral-cranial vascular lesions. | 52 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | 32 | 25 | – | – |
| Heart Disease. | L76 | 163 | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 128 | 117 | – | – |
| Other diseases of the circ. system. | 34 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 14 | — | - | |
| Eronchitis. | 80 | 31 | 2 | - | - | — | — | 6 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 49 | 23 | - | - | |
| Pneumonia. | 43 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 16 | - | - |
| Other Resp. diseases | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Ulcer of Stomach or duodenum | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Ap-oend icitis. | 1 | 1 | — | – | 1 | - | – | - | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Other Digestive diseases. | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | – | – |
| Nephritis. | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | - | - | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 4 | – | – |
| Puerperal and postabortive sepsis. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other maternal causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Premature births. | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congenital mabirth injury, inf. disease. | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Suicide. | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – | |||
| Road Traffic accidents | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | |||||
| Other violent causes. | 91 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 21 | – | |||
| All other causes. | 45 | 34 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 14 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 844.581 | 45.32 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 108 | 73 | 249.169 | 417.290 | – | – | ||||
| 1425 | 77 | 18 | 24 | 181 | 418 | 707 | - | |||||||||