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 at Different Periods of Life in the County Borough
of West Ham during 1926.
Causes or Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5- | 15— | 25- | 45— | 65— | 75- | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALL CAUSES | M | 1,796 | 236 | 66 | 54 | 59 | 94 | 238 | 487 | 320 | 242 | |
F | 1,609 | 182 | 68 | 54 | 50 | 75 | 170 | 393 | 289 | 328 | ||
1 | Enteric Fever | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
f | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
2 | Small-pox | M | ||||||||||
F | ||||||||||||
3 | Measles | M | 42 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 36 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 | Scarlet Fever | M | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 | Whooping Cough | M | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | Diphtheria | M | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 6 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
7 | Influenza | M | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
F | 23 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ||
8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | ||
9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 174 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 30 | 77 | 59 | 4 | .. |
F | 127 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 40 | 56 | 26 | 4 | .. | ||
11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 35 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 |
F | 25 | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | ||
12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 186 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | 83 | 68 | 21 |
F | 206 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 95 | 53 | 32 | ||
13 | Rheumatic Fever | M | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
F | 15 | .. | .. | l | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | ||
14 | Diabetes | M | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
F | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. .. | M | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
F | 111 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 36 | 29 | 43 | ||
16 | Heart Disease | M | 208 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 23 | 63 | 67 | 42 |
F | 233 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 14 | 77 | 77 | 57 | ||
17 | Arteiio-sclerosis | M | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
F | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 11 | 16 | ||
18 | Bronchitis | M | 147 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 36 | 40 | 51 |
F | 140 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 28 | 39 | 61 | ||
19 | Pneumonia, all forms | M | 172 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 45 | 18 | 9 |
F | 156 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 22 | ||
20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 12 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 |
F | 20 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
21 | Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | M | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 2 | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
22 | Diarrhoea, &c | M | 58 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
F | 47 | 35 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | ||
23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 14 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. |
F | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | ||
24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
25 | Acute and Chionic Nephritis | M | 64 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 |
F | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 6 | ||
26 | Puerperal Sepsis | M | ||||||||||
F | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 8 | .. | .. | .. | ||
27 | Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ||||||||||
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | ||
28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 88 | 84 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
F | 67 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
29 | Suicide | M | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 8 | 8 | 2 | .. |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | ||
30 | Other Deaths from Violence | M | 81 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
F | 25 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
31 | Other defined Diseases | M | 265 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 63 | 45 | 58 |
F | 212 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 27 | 73 | ||
32 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |