London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1929
[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 | 2,074 | 256 | 63 | 74 | 57 | 108 | 238 | 552 | 403 | 323 |
| F | 1,852 | 171 | 75 | 73 | 61 | 106 | 150 | 448 | 362 | 406 | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 Measles | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | M | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | M | 50 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 64 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 80 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 5 | 9 | 37 | 14 | 7 |
| F | 86 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 21 | |
| 8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 181 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 41 | 67 | 62 | 9 | ... |
| F | 120 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 54 | 34 | 22 | 4 | ... | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 188 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 87 | 60 | 27 |
| F | 183 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 23 | 85 | 48 | 20 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | M | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |||
| 14 Diabetes | M | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 21 | 2 |
| F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 29 | 29 | 19 |
| F | 100 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 32 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 289 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 85 | 92 | 74 |
| F | 257 | ... | ... | 7 | 11 | 20 | 115 | 95 | 109 | ||
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| F | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 169 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 10 | 37 | 43 | 63 |
| F | 165 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | 53 | 79 | |
| 19 Pneumonia, all forms | M | 250 | 73 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 54 | 23 | 12 |
| F | 195 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 27 | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 25 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 19 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 21 Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | M | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 6 | ... | |
| F | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 45 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 28 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis. | M | 12 | ... | ...... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | |
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||
| 25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| F | 45 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 4 | |
| 26 Puerperal Sepsis | M | ||||||||||
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ||||||||||
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 77 | 74 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 67 | 65 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ... |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| 30 Other Deaths from Violence | M | 87 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| F | 26 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 31 Oifier defined Diseases | M | 311 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 53 | 73 | 83 |
| F | 231 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 54 | 43 | 75 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |