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Ilford 1947

[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, andAges at, Death during theYear1947

Causes of DeathNet Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District
All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 35 years35 and under 45 years45 and under 55 years55 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75 years and upwards
ALL CAUSES1,739825710243792185272426599
1Tvphoid and paratyphoidfevers------------
2Cerebro-Spinal fever1--1--------
3Scarlet fever------------
4Whooping cough22----------
5Diphtheria1---1-------
6Tuberculosis of respiratory system65--1158221288-
7Other forms of tuberculosis101121131
8Syphilitic disease10--------322
9Influenza20-----1-3349
10Measles1---1-------
11Acute Poliomyelitis and polio-encephalitis1-----1-----
12Acute infectious encephalitis-----------
13Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (males only)10--------127
Cancer of uterus (females only)152273i
14Cancer of stomach and duodenum51-----246141312
l5Cancer of breast42-----1-109710
16Cancer of all other sites2001---151231515544
17Diabetes14---1-1973
18Intra-cranial vascular lesions176------511295675
19Heart disease48034153558141224
21)Other diseases of the circulatory system57-----12610830
21Bronchitis .10611-110103350
22Pneumonia6816-1--112121322
23Other respiratory diseases24-1----32468
24Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum16------15541
25Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)651---------
26Appendicitis----1---112-
27Other digestive diseases4111-2_337177
28Nephritis5112771321
29Puerperal and post-abortivesepsis------------
30Other matetrnal causes------11----
31Premature birth1111----------
32Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease3984---211-1--
Suicide------336231
34Road Traffic accidents221-124--4352
35 36Other violent causes All other causes33 1412 822 21234163 205 193 2113 57
Special Causes (included in No. 36 above):—
Smallpox------------