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East Ham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table 2.—CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS, 1948, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR 1944-1848.
| Cause. | Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians) whether occurring within or without the district. | Institutional Deaths | Total deaths for the years | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under l Year. | 1—5 Years. | 5—15 Years. | 15—45 Years. | 45—65 Years. | 65 and Upwards. | Total deaths in Instns. | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | ||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 1. | Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 61 | 75 | 62 | 52 | 61 |
| 7. | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| 8. | Syphilitic Diseases | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 9. | Influenza | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 10. | Measles | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| 12. | Acute infective Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 13. | Cancer of the Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 13 |
| 14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 36 | 44 | 45 |
| 15. | Cancer of Breast | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 27 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 84 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 47 | 24 | 48 | 23 | 129 | 153 | 142 | 129 | 118 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 18. | Intracranial Vascular Lesions | 41 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 54 | 16 | 31 | 107 | 146 | 116 | 110 | 125 |
| 19. | Heart Disease | 176 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 132 | 139 | 67 | 52 | 338 | 360 | 303 | 286 | 314 |
| 20. | Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 28 | 29 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 43 | 54 | 58 | 34 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 46 | 20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 66 | 115 | 74 | 75 | 66 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 19 | 26 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 59 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 12 |
| 24. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 30 | 23 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 21 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| 30. | Other Maternal causes | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 31. | Premature Birth | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 |
| 32. | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 23 |
| 33. | Suicide | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| 34. | Road traffic accidents | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 67 | 142 |
| 36. | AH other causes | 42 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 81 | 92 | 101 | 130 | 125 |
| TOTALS | 617 | 555 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 59 | 167 | 110 | 357 | 346 | 312 | 268 | 1,172 | 1,400 | 1,212 | 1,235 | 1,316 | |