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East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 3—continued.
| 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- | |||
| 18. Other Circulatory Dis eases | M | 25 | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| F | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 48 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| F | 46 | 2 | 1 | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 58 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | e |
| F | 58 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Dis eases | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | I |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | —- | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | _ |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | _ | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 8 | 7 | — | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 6 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | _ | _ | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | _ | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | _ | _ | _ | ] | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 14 | 2 | 1 | —- | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 26 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | o | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Pre mature Birth, Mai-formations, etc. | M | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
| F | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | |
| 33. Suicide | M | 13 | — . | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 16 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M | 73 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| F | 66 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | |
| 36. Causes Ill-defined or un known | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |