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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 19???
| 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 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2 Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Scarlet fever | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4 Whooping cough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5 Diphtheria | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 6 Influenza | 44 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2 |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 87 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 22 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 Syphilis | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 29 |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 165 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 74 | 73 | 25 |
| 14 Diabetes | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 46 | 10 |
| 16 Heart disease | 265 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 185 | 58 |
| 17 Aneurysm | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 33 | 23 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 55 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 38 | 1 |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 80 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 17 | 33 | 35 |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 4 |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 24 Appendicitis | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | 6 | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 68 | 67 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 32 Senility | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 33 Suicide | 12 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 34 Other violence | 36 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 87 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 46 |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Special Causes (included in No. 35 above):— | ||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 1194 | 110 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 140 | 303 | 545 | 356 |