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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
East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN EAST HAM, 1920.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 15 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |
| All Causes | M | 765 | 122 | 17 | 22 | 30 | 49 | 125 | 220 | 180 |
| F | 714 | 102 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 109 | 165 | 241 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. Small-pox | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | ... | ... | |
| F | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | M | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 17 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | |
| 8. Erysipela | M | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | M | 79 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 38 | 19 | 1 |
| F | 52 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | M | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 11 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 39 | 20 |
| F | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 38 | 26 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 14. Meningitis | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | m | 78 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 26 | |
| F | 68 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 41 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | M | 47 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| F | 60 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 34 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 77 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 15 |
| F | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
| 18 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 19. Diarrhtœ, &c. | M | 21 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| F | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 20. Appendicitis ?nd Typhlitis | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 21a. Alcoholism | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | M | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| F | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Parturition, apart from PuerperalFever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| 25. Congenital Debility, &c. | M | 59 | 57 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 41 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 26. Violence, apart from Suicide | M | 33 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ... |
| F | 16 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 27. Suicide | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | m | 190 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 53 | 84 |
| F | 205 | 11 | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 99 | |
| 29. Causes ill-defined or unknown | m | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |