Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5 - | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- |
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ALL CAUSES | M | 1.803 | 272 | 55 | 44 | 62 | 97 | 252 | 513 | 293 | 215 |
F | 1,528 | 194 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 92 | 185 | 347 | 282 | 273 | |
1 Enteric Fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
F | |||||||||||
2 Small-pox | M | ||||||||||
F | |||||||||||
3 Measles | M | 7 | .. | 6 | 1 | ||||||
F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
4 Scarlet Fever | M | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | ||||||
F | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||
5 Whooping Cough | M | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
F | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
6 Diphtheria | M | 13 | .. | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||
F | 14 | .. | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
7 Influenza | M | 25 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
F | 22 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||
F | |||||||||||
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 164 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 33 | 81 | 42 | 4 | 1 |
F | 135 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 52 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 2 | |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 38 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |||
F | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||
12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 184 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 14 | 96 | 54 | 17 |
F | 165 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 23 | 75 | 43 | 22 | |
13 Rheumatic Fever | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
14 Diabetes | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 |
F | 108 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 32 | |
16 Heart Disease | M | 182 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 52 | 31 |
F | 202 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 57 | 48 | |
17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 17 | 15 |
F | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
18 Bronchitis | M | 140 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 48 | 38 | 34 |
F | 144 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 24 | 46 | 54 | |
19 Pneumonia, all forms | M | 210 | 49 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 55 | 18 | 9 |
F | 129 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 9 | |
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 21 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
F | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
21 Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | M | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 13 | .. | 1 |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
22 Diarrhæa, &c. | M | 49 | 36 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
F | 43 | 26 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
F | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | ||
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 54 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
F | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
26 Puerperal Sepsis | M | ||||||||||
F | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | ||||
27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ||||||||||
F | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | ||||
28 Congenital Debility, Malformation and Premature Birth | M | 114 | 111 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
F | 85 | 84 | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||
29 Suicide | M | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||
30 Other Deaths from Violence | M | 82 | 13 | .. | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 5 |
F | 31 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
31 Other defined Diseases | M | 293 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 61 | 55 | 63 |
F | 260 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 51 | 47 | 79 | |
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |