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Ilford 1943
[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 1943
| 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 | 1630 | 92 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 189 | 261 | 399 | 466 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 67 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Influenza | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 10 | Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Cancer of uterus (females only) | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 27 | 7 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 24 | 45 | 51 | 30 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 54 | 64 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 353 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 55 | 99 | 146 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulalatory system | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 92 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 38 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 70 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 18 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 37 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 35 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Premature birth | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 50 | 42 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Suicide | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 55 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 36 | All other causes | 145 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 67 |
| Special Causes (included in No. 36 above):— | |||||||||||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |