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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 1944
[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 1944
| 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 | 1657 | 102 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 48 | 64 | 98 | 202 | 00 | 408 | 43" |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 Cerebrospinal fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3 Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping cough | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 73 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis .. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8 Syphilitic disease | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 9 Influenza | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 13 Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Cancer of uterus (females only) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| 14 Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 15 Cancer of breast | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 Cancer of all other sites | 162 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 52 | 36 |
| 17 Diabetes | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 31 | 55 | 63 |
| 19 Heart disease | 404 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 64 | 136 | 153 |
| 20 Other diseases of the cireulalatory system | 47 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 21 Bronchitis | 77 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 29 |
| 22 Pneumonia | 59 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 23 Other respiratory diseases | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 25 Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 31 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 28 Nephritis | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 29 Puerperal and post-abortive | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 Other maternal causes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | —r | — |
| 31 Premature birth | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 Congenital malformations,birth injury, infantile disease | 36 | 33 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 33 Suicide | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 34 Road traffic accidents | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 Other violent causes | 141 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 15 |
| 36 All other causes | 149 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 55 |
| Special Causes (included in No. 36 above):— | ||||||||||||
| Small pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |