Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table l. (Contd.)
CAUSES OF DEATH. | ALL AGES | -1 | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F. | Total | |||||||||
26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 20 | 7 | 27 | - | - | - | l | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
27. Gastritis, Enteritis & Diarrhoea | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31. Congenital malformations | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1' | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 49 | 45 | 94 | 23 | - | - | - | 10 | 28 | 18 | 15 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
34. All other accidents | 19 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
35. Suicide | 10 | 4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Sub Totals: | M | 776 | 23 | 3 | - | 6 | 41 | 204 | 255 | 242 | |
F | 588 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 128 | 172 | 234 | ||
GRAND TOTAL | 1364 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 72 | 332 | 427 | 476 |
Table 2.
Comparative Table of ROAD. ACCIDENTS IN THE BOROUGH
YEAR | Children under 7 yrs. | Children 7-14 yrs. | Adults | TOTALS | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | |
1946 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 481 | 12 | 592 |
1947 | 2 | 48 | - | 48 | 13 | 390 | 15 | 486 |
1948 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 411 | 11 | 503 |
1949 | 2 | 57 | - | 54 | 8 | 415 | 10 | 526 |
1950 | - | 61 | - | 48 | 7 | 474 | 7 | 583 |
1951 | - | 49 | - | 51 | 10 | 525 | 10 | 625 |