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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table 3.—CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS. 9a
| Cause of Death. | All Ages. | Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1—5 Y ears. | 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 & para-typhoid Fevers | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 36 | 25 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | -_ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 9. Influenza | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Acute Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach & duodenum | 29 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 14 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 1 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 72 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 33 | 28 |
| 17. Diabetes | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 60 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 14 | 42 | 51 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 167 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 20 | 107 | 117 |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 15 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 34 | 32 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 35 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach & duodenum | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 25. Diarrhoea under two years | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26. Appendicitis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | - |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 12 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 28. Nephritis | 10 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 29. Puerperal & Post abortive sepsis | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 31. Premature birth | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 33. Suicide | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 76 | 66 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
| 36. All other causes | 67 | 58 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 |
| TOTAL | 715 | 601 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 74 | 244 | 132 | 346 | 354 |