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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
West Ham 1927
[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— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M | 1,805 | 235 | 50 | 54 | 48 | 72 | 213 | 514 | 346 | 273 |
| F | 1,676 | 169 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 95 | 198 | 391 | 328 | 318 | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ||||||||||
| F | |||||||||||
| 3 Measles | M | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | M | 28 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 45 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 19 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 10 |
| F | 60 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | |
| 8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | ||||||||||
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 164 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 22 | 71 | 60 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 134 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 40 | 58 | 29 | 2 | ... | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 30 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 170 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 15 | 81 | 54 | 17 |
| F | 191 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 23 | 97 | 42 | 26 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 14 |
| F | 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 41 | 22 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 216 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 70 | 46 |
| F | 262 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 14 | 26 | 73 | 72 | 70 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 23 | 18 |
| F | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 18 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 163 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 50 |
| F | 164 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 17 | 53 | 78 | |
| 19 Pneumonia, all forms | M | 201 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 21 | 11 |
| F | 159 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 12 | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| F | 22 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| 21 Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | M | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| F | 25 | 16 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 67 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 11 |
| F | 51 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 3 | |
| 26 Puerperal Sepsis | M | ||||||||||
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27 Other Accidents and Diseas of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ||||||||||
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 88 | 84 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 68 | 65 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ... |
| F | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | |
| 30 Other Deaths from Violence | M | 72 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 |
| F | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 31 Other defined Diseases | M | 271 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 65 | 43 | 81 |
| F | 230 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 46 | 69 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| F |