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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 1928
[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 1928.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M | 1,797 | 207 | 65 | 60 | 68 | 88 | 237 | 167 | 333 | 272 |
| F | 1,543 | 173 | 48 | 68 | 61 | 76 | 160 | 339 | 287 | 331 | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ... | |||||||||
| F | ... | ||||||||||
| 3 Measles | M | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 31 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | M | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | M | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 11 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 23 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 165 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 30 | 72 | 52 | 7 | ... |
| F | 124 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 36 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 2 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 29 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 26 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 192 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 21 | 86 | 54 | 28 |
| F | 188 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 73 | 53 | 36 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | M | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 75 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | 32 | 20 |
| F | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 33 | 33 | 21 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 261 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 80 | 82 | 61 |
| F | 275 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 70 | 81 | 88 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 14 | 27 |
| F | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 109 | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 22 | 34 | 31 |
| F | 89 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 21 | 43 | |
| 19 Pneumonia, all forms | M | 177 | 48 | 22 | 17 | ... | 5 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 12 |
| F | 135 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 20 | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| F | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 21 Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | M | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 31 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| F | 26 | 17 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| 25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 9 |
| F | 52 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 26 Puerperal Sepsis | M | ||||||||||
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ||||||||||
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 75 | 72 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 66 | 62 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 3 | ... |
| F | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 Other Deaths from Violence | M | 83 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| F | 36 | ... | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ... | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| 31 Owner defined Diseases | M | 310 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 53 | 73 |
| F | 228 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 75 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |