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East Ham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 3.
Causes of Death in Age Groups 1930, together with the Total Deaths at Various Causes for 5 Years 1926-30.
| Causes of death. | Sex. | Net deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough during the year 1930. | Deaths at all ages for the 5 years 1926-1930. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 yrs. | 2 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and under 75 yrs. | 75 and upwards. | 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1926 | ||
| All causes | M | 64 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 92 | 219 | 161 | 149 | 772 | 815 | 740 | 728 | 751 |
| F | 47 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 88 | 171 | 140 | 157 | 680 | 823 | 721 | 705 | 659 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Small Pox | M F | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Measles | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| F | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 35 | 20 | 11 |
| F | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 10 | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 11 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | —- | 1 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 4 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 9. Meningococcal Menin gitis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 4 | — | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 56 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 24 | 7 | — | 1 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 63 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Dis eases | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| F | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 9 | 14 | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 76 | 91 | 93 | 76 | 93 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 52 | 29 | 16 | 111 | 109 | 120 | 99 | 106 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| F | — | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c | M | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 51 |
| F | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 23 | 14 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 44 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M | — | — | - | 4 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 150 | 158 | 127 | 110 | 88 |
| F | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 54 | 149 | 164 | 144 | 110 | 89 | |