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East Ham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 2.
Causes of Death in Age Groups, 1945,
and Total Deaths for 1939-1945.
TABLE 2.
Causes of Death in AGe Groups, 1945, and Total Deaths for 1939-1945.
| Cause of Death | All ages | Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district. | Institutional Deaths | Total deaths for the years :— | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | 15-45 years | 45-65 years | 65 and upwards | Total Deaths in Institutions | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | ||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||||||
| 1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 26 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 61 | 80 | 53 | 78 | 88 13 | 71 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 12 | |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10. Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 11. Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio- Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Acute Infective Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 235 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 35 | 35 | |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 1/ | ||
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 71 | 58 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 28 | 47 | 35 | 129 | 118 | 130 | 128 | 104 | 132 | |
| 17. Diabetes | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 22 |
| 18. Intracranial Vascular Lesions | 49 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 33 | 110 | 125 | 110 | 116 | 124 | 134 | 63 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 134 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 98 | 129 | 46 | 53 | 286 | 314 | 237 | 262 | 292 | 393 | 365 |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 27 | 62 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 53 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 75 | 66 | 99 | 71 | 62 | 135 | 48 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 34 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 68 | 59 | 75 | 55 | 45 | 88 21 | 64 |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under two years) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 26 Appendicitis | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 16 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 46 |
| 28. Nephritis | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 33 |
| 29. Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31. Premature Birth | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| 32. Congenital Malformations, Birth Iniurv. Infantile Diseases | 17 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 21 | |
| 33. Suicide | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 21 | } 45 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 28 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 142 | 32 | 17 | 186 | 245 | |
| 36. All other causes | 68 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 45 | 130 | 125 | 131 | 105 | 93 | 134 | 172 |
| Totals | 644 | 591 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 62 | 181 | 129 | 347 | 365 | 386 | 304 | 1,235 | 1,316 | 1,232 | 1,157 | 1,296 | 1,684 | 1,400 |
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