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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Registrar-General's Short List of Deaths and Causes:—
TABLE II
C auses of, and A ges at, D eath during the Y ear 1946
| 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 | 1653 | 102 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 87 | 160 | 257 | 399 | 545 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 57 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Syphilitic disease | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Influenza | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Acute Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 13 | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only) | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Canoer of uterus (females only) | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 17 |
| 15 | Cancer of breast | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 203 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 63 | 43 |
| 17 | Diabetes | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 18 | Intra-cranial vascular lesions | 183 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 24 | 61 | 80 |
| 19 | Heart disease | 402 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 64 | 117 | 183 |
| 20 | Other diseases of the circulalatory system | 57 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 81 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 74 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 33 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | l | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Appendicitis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 36 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | 8 | - | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | - |
| 31 | Premature birth | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Congenital malformations ,birth injury, infantile disease | 44 | 37 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | - |
| 33 | Suicide | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 34 | Road traffic accidents | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | All other causes | 154 | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 75 |
| Special Causes (included in No. 36 above):— | |||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |