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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes:—
TABLE II
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1941
| Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without 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 35 years | 35 and under 45 years | 45 and under 55 years | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and upwards | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1627 | 67 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 49 | 78 | 129 | 185 | 283 | 373 | 407 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | _ |
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Whooping cough | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 70 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | - |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 12 | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | Influenza | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Measles | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Cancer of uterus (females only) | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 174 | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 43 | 48 | 36 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 13 | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 141 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 38 | |
| 19 | Heart disease | 338 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 57 | 105 | |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circula-latory system | 57 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 21 | Bronchitis | 78 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 64 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 25 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 24 | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | |||
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | _ | 2 | ||
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 40 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 28 | Nephritis | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 31 | Premature birth | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease . . | 17 | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 33 | Suicide | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | ||
| Road traffic accidents | 17 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| 35 | Other violent causes | 175 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 36 | All other causes | 135 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 64 | |
| Special Causes (included in No. 36 | |||||||||||||
| above):— | |||||||||||||
| smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |