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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE AND AGE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY - 19 47 (C ntd. )
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex | All ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Other diseases of the circulatory system. | M | 38 | - | - | - | 10 | 28 | |
| F | 35 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 27 | |
| 21. Bronchitis. | M | 73 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 29 | 39 |
| F | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 5 | 26 | |
| 22. Pneumonia. | M | 62 | 8 | 2 | - | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| F | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases . | M | 9 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24. Ulceration of stomach or duodenum. | M | 18 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| F | 3 | — | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs) | M | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 26. Appendicitis. | M | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases . | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 28. Nephritis. | M | 19 | — | - | — | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 29. Puorperal and postabortive sepsis. | F | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 30. Other maternal causes. | F | 1 | - | - | . - | 1 | - | |
| 31. Premature birth. | M | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease. | M | 21 | 20 | l | - | - | ||
| F | 12 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 33. Suicide. | M | 10 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 2 | — | - | — | 2 | - | ||
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents. | M | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| F | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 35. Other violent causes. | M | 27 | 3 | 1 | l | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| F | 16 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 36. All other causes. | M | 40 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| F | 18 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| ALL CAUSES. | M | 805 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 249 | 421 |
| F | 614 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 145 | 368 | |
| Total | 1419 | 82 | 14 | 8 | 132 | 394 | 789 |
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