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East Ham 1928
[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, 1928.
| 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. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | |
| All Causes | M | 740 | 61 | 22 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 86 | 217 | 147 | 110 |
| 721 | 48 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 87 | 180 | 140 | 172 | ||
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | M | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 35 | ... | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 20 | ... | 1 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 28 | 25 | 1 | ... |
| F | 52 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | l | ... |
| F | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 46 | 34 | 9 |
| F | 120 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 60 | 31 | 16 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| F | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | M | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| F | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 127 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 26 |
| F | 144 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 42 | 50 | ||
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| F | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 30 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| F | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 47 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| F | 46 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 22. Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 25. Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 25 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27. Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28. Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 30 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 19 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 30. Other deaths from violence | M | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| F | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 31. Other defined diseases | M | 112 | 12 | l | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 32 |
| F | 129 | 5 | l | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 53 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |