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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
Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1925.
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or " Non Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| 1 | Enteric fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | — |
| 3 | Measles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —_ | — |
| 4 | Scarlet fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping cough | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | _ | — |
| 6 | Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | _— |
| 7 | Influenza | 19 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Encephalitis lethargica | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 | Meningococcal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 81 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 17 | 37 | 25 | — | 20 |
| 11 | Other tuberculous diseases | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 |
| 12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 135 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 66 | 30 |
| 13 | Rheumatic fever | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 29 | 1 |
| 16 | Heart disease | 133 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 87 | 8 |
| 17 | Arteriosclerosis | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 51 |
| 18 | Bronchitis | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 38 | 11 |
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 59 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 28 |
| 20 | Other respiratory diseases | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Diarrhcea, &c. (under 2 years) | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 23 | Appendicitis and typhlitis | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | _ | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | —_ | 2 |
| 25 | Acute and chronic nephritis | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| 26 | Puerperal sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Other accidents and disease., of pregnancy and parturition | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 36 | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 29 | Suicide | 9 | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Other deaths from violence | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 |
| 31 | Other defined diseases | 162 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 81 | 109 |
| 32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 890 | 78 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 100 | 259 | 369 | 316 | |
| Special causes (included above): | |||||||||||
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |