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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 1925
[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, 1925.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | All agrs. | 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. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | ||
| All Causes | M | 796 | 74 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 42 | 108 | 247 | 169 | 101 | |
| F | 704 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 84 | 165 | 137 | 178 | ||
| 1. | Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 2. | Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3. | Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5. | Whooping Cough | M | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6. | Diphtheria | M | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 7 | Influenza | M | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | |
| F | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 8. | Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 9. | Meningococcal Meningitis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 10. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 80 | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 33 | 28 | |||
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 22 | 12 | ... | ||||
| 11. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 16 | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| F | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||||
| 12. | Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 102 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 55 | 28 | 13 |
| F | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 20 | ||
| 13. | Rheumatic Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | l | 1 | ... | ||
| 14. | Diabetes | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 15. | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| F | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 16. | Heart Disease | M | 104 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 18 |
| F | 105 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 34 | ||
| 17. | Arterio-sclerosis | M | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 18. | Bronchitis | M | 74 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 20 | 28 |
| F | 65 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | 41 | ||
| 19- | Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 64 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |
| F | 50 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 11 | 8 | 01 | ||
| 20. | Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 21. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| 22. | Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 10 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
| 23. | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 24. | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |||
| 25. | Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | |
| F | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 26. | Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 27. | Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and ??? | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 28. | Congenital debility and malform ation, premature birth | M | 36 | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 37 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 29. | Suicide | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| 30. | Other deaths from violence | M | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | ... |
| F | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 31. | Other defined diseases | M | 121 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 20 |
| F | 100 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 35 | ||
| 32. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||