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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TABLE 3. -CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1952.
Deaths at different periods of life of residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district | Total deaths in Institutions | Total deaths for the years | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1-4 Years | 5-14 Years | 15 - 24 Years | 25 - kk Years | 45-64 Years | 65 - 74 Years | 75 Years and above | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | |||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||
1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 19 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 33 |
2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 |
3. | Syphilitic Disease | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
4, | Diphtheria | - | - | *- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | — | - | — |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
8. | Me asles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - |
9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | |
10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 28 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 58 | 37 |
11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 46 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 29 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 54 | 50 | 47 | |
12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | — | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 23 | 21 | 24 | |
13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | |
14. | Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms | 67 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 25 | 117 | 126 | 120 |
15. | Leukaemia, Aleukaenia | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
16. | Diabetes | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
17. | Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System | 66 | 95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 48 | 33 | 32 | 161 | 140 | 174 |
18. | Coronary Disease Angina | 108 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 177 | 154 | 144 | |
19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease | 13 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 71 | 48 |
20. | Other Heart Disease | 93 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 60 | 72 | 29 | 43 | 201 | 233 | 261 |
21. | Other Circulatory Disease | 32 | 22 | " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 54 | 53 | 39 |
22. | Influenza | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 27 | 8 |
23. | Pneumonia | 41 | 36 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 77 | 71 | 49 | |
24. | Bronchitis | 74 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 15 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 109 | 120 | 82 |
25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 16 |
27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 |
29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 7 | 15 | 4 |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | - | — | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
32. | Other Defined and 111 Defined Diseases | 52 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 27 | 93 | 104 | 90 |
33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 11 | 3 | - | - | -• | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
34. | All Other Accidents | 10 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 16 |
35. | Suicide | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | l | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
36. | Homicide and Operations of War | _ | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 723 | 607 | 2k | 13 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 31 | 209 | 113 | 207 | 165 | 230 | 281 | 361 | 271 | 1330 | 1433 | 1304 |