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East Ham 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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CAUSES OP DEATH IN AGE-GROUPS, 1941.

Cause of Death.All Ages.Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district.
Under 1 Year1-5 Years5-15 Years15-45 Years.45-65 Years.65 and Upwards.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1. Typhoid and para-typhoid Fevers--------------
2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever--------------
3. Scarlet Fever--------------
4. Whooping Cough3332-1--------
5. Diphtheria21--11------1-
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System.4731------33291024-
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis531-2--121---1
8. Syphilitic Diseases.34---1----2-13
9. Influenza69-1-----12245
Measles3-1---1-1-----
Acute Polio-myelitis and Polioencephalitis.--------------
12. Acute infective encephalitis12-------_-12--
115. Cancer of buccal cavity and oseophagus(M) uterus(F)114-------13281
14. Cancer of Stomach and duodenum1718------1-8989
15. Cancer of Breast-25-------4-13-8
16. Cancer of all other sites6440---l--6527163118
17. Diabetes410----1---1129
18. Intracranial vascular lesions6064-------115154548
19. Heart Disease129163------612332690125
20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System2423------1-661717
21. Bronchitis4121----1-2-1732118
22. Pneumonia192635121-1362714
23. Other Respiratory Diseases108------1-4454
24. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum16-------2-9-5-
25, Diarrhoea under two years.111--1-------
26. Appendicitis34------11-221
27. Other Digestive Diseases1310-----13-6346
28. Nephritis54------111132
29. Puerperal & Post abortive sepsis--------------
30. Other maternal causes.-1------------
31., Premature birth9595----------
32, Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases.113721---211---
33. Suicide104------41234-
34. Road Traffic Accidents.103----13-3-42
35. Other- violent causes10086--4-811424036231012
3. All other causes.464712-12310963227
TOTAL16736232617971316115112202141308330

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