London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN EAST HAM, 1926.
| 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 yeart. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | |
| All Causes | M | 751 | 82 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 102 | 197 | 145 | 127 |
| F | 659 | 58 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 78 | 159 | 129 | 137 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | M | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever| | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 11 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 10 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| f | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 56 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 24 | 16 | 2 | ... |
| F | 63 | ... | 1 | ... | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 11. Other Tuberculous Di>eases | M | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| F | 14 | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 12 |
| F | 106 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 50 | 34 | 12 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 21 | 18 |
| F | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 19 | 14 | |
| 16- H^rt Disease | M | 88 | v | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
| F | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 28 | |
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 47 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 |
| F | 53 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | 30 | |
| 19- Pneumonia (all forms) | F | 65 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| F | 46 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | |
| 22. Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 21 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| F | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| 25. Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 33 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
| F | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ... | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 27. Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28. Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 32 | 30 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 22 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 30. Other deaths from violence | M | 30 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| F | 12 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| M | 115 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 19 | 26 | |
| F | 100 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 34 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown| | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |