Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS, 1939.
Cause of Death. | All | 1 Deaths at different periods of life of residents whether occurring within or without the district. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 year | 1- 2 yrs | 2-5 yrs. | 5-13 yrs. | 15-25 yrs | 25-35 yrs | 3cr45 yrs | 45-55 yrs. | 55-65 yrs. | 65-75 yrs | 75 yrs up ward | ||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
1, Typhoid - Para typhoid fevers | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
4. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||||
6. Influenza | 19 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | -.- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Cerebro Spinal Fever' | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System. | 44 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | |
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
11. Syphilis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12. General Paralysis of the Insane (Tabc.s Dorsalis.) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
13.Cancer | 116 | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 45 . | 32 | 24 | 30 |
14.Diabetes | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc . | 26 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | . 12 | 7 | 18 | |
16.Heart Disease | 191 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 77 | 59 | 46 | ||
17.Aneurysm | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
18.Other circulatory Diseases. | 33 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | , 7 | 10 | 13. |
19.Bronchitis | 32 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | _ | 9 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
20. Pneumonia(all forms ) | 38 | 26 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
21.Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | l | |
22.Peptic Ulcer | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | 1 | - | _ | - | — | _ | 2 | — | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - |
23.Diarrhoea,etc. | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | — | - | _ | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | — | - | ||
24.Appendicitis | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | -_ | - | - |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
26. 0ther diseases of Liver, etc. | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 |
27.Other digestive Diseases. | 20 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - |
28.Acute & Chronic Nephritis | 13 | 20 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
29. Puerperal Sepeis | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
30. Other Purperal Causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
31. Congenital debility Premature Birth, Malformations, etc, | 26 | 19 | 25 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
32.Senility | 41 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 |
33.Suicide | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | — | — | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |||
34.Other Violence | 29 | 16 | - | — | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | _ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
35. Other defined causes | 50 | 47 | 1 | - | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1, | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 752 | 648 | 49 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 69 | 63 | 136 | 89 | 173 | 171 | 198 |