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Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Causes of and Ages at Death during the year 1931. Whole District and Wards.
| Causes or Death | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | Wards | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upward* | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | |||
| No. | 1 | M. | F. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| 1 | Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Influenza | 8 | 12 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 8 | Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 63 | 32 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Cancer, malignant disease | 85 | 91 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 86 | 75 | 32 | 17 | 36 | 23 | 27 | 41 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 35 | 48 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 60 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 122 | 191 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 71 | 198 | 60 | 33 | 78 | 45 | 49 | 48 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 15 | 22 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 37 | 49 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 63 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 63 | 45 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 26 | Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 15 | 20 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth, etc. | 37 | 21 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| 32 | Senility | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| 33 | Suicide | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 | Other Deaths from Violence | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 35 | Other Defined Causes | 61 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 54 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 22 | 16 |
| 36 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 693 | 710 | 110 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 66 | 154 | 354 | 63 | 266 | 185 | 291 | 197 | 224 | 240 | |