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East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 3.
Causes of Dkath in Age Groups for the Year 1931.
| Causes of death. | Sex. | All Ages. | Causes of Death at different periods of life of Residents whether occurring within or without the district during the year 1931. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | |||
| All causes | M | 762 | 66 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 52 | 72 | 121 | 174 | 138 |
| F | 764 | 55 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 84 | 111 | 148 | 208 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | M | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respira tory System | M | 55 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| F | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Dis eases | M | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 89 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 11 |
| F | 94 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 13 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| F | 46 | 1 | — | — | . | — | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 18 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 141 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 53 | 41 |
| F | 188 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 47 | 82 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |