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 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. | ||||||||||||
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Under 1 Year | 1-5 Years | 5-15 Years | 15-45 Years. | 45-65 Years. | 65 and Upwards. | |||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
1. Typhoid and para-typhoid Fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
4. Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5. Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||
6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System. | 47 | 31 | - | - | - | 33 | 29 | 10 | 4 | - | ||||
7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | |||||
8. Syphilitic Diseases. | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | |||||||
9. Influenza | 6 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
Measles | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||||
Acute Polio-myelitis and Polioencephalitis. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12. Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | -_ | 2 | - | - | |||||
115. Cancer of buccal cavity and oseophagus(M) uterus(F) | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
14. Cancer of Stomach and duodenum | 17 | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||||
15. Cancer of Breast | - | 25 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 13 | 8 | |||||
16. Cancer of all other sites | 64 | 40 | - | l | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 18 | ||||
17. Diabetes | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 60 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 48 |
19. Heart Disease | 129 | 163 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | 33 | 26 | 90 | 125 |
20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 24 | 23 | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
21. Bronchitis | 41 | 21 | 1 | 2 | - | 17 | 3 | 21 | 18 | |||||
22. Pneumonia | 19 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 10 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||
24. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 9 | - | 5 | - |
25, Diarrhoea under two years. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
26. Appendicitis | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
27. Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
28. Nephritis | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
29. Puerperal & Post abortive sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
30. Other maternal causes. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
31., Premature birth | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
32, Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases. | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||||
33. Suicide | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | |||
34. Road Traffic Accidents. | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | ||
35. Other- violent causes | 100 | 86 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 12 | |
3. All other causes. | 46 | 47 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 27 | |
TOTAL | 1673 | 623 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 115 | 112 | 202 | 141 | 308 | 330 |
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