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East Ham 1929
[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, 1929.
| 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 upward- | |
| All Causes | M | 815 | 61 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 89 | 266 | 173 | 143 |
| F | 823 | 60 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 82 | 209 | 167 | 189 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 15 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | 1 | 12 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| F | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 75 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 49 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 17 | 24 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Dieases | M | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Diseases | M | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 44 | 34 | 9 |
| H' | 109 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 46 | 29 | 20 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15. Cerebral Hemorrhage &c. | M | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
| F | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 14 | 15 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 158 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| F | 164 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 46 | 54 | |
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 60 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | 10 | 28 |
| F | 52 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 17 | 26 | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 69 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| F | 76 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 19 | |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 22. Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 12 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| F | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| 25. Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27. Other Accidents and Diseases ofPregnancy and Parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28. Congenital debility and malform-ation, premature birth | M | 31 | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 30. Other deaths from violence | M | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 31. Other defined diseases | M | 126 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 23 | 32 |
| F | 121 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 41 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown. | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||