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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 1930
[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 1930.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M | 1,745 | 204 | 54 | 42 | 50 | 79 | 205 | 494 | 360 | 257 |
| F | 1,518 | 149 | 44 | 45 | 52 | 101 | 177 | 361 | 270 | 319 | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | M | 41 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 37 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Whooping Cough | M | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 21 | ... | 6 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 7 Influenza | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... |
| F | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| 8 Encephalitis Lethargica | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 167 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 29 | 74 | 57 | 3 | ... |
| F | 143 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 50 | 54 | 35 | 1 | ... | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 25 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| F | 21 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 221 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 98 | 77 | 28 |
| F | 183 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | l6 | 87 | 45 | 31 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | M | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | l0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 84 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 30 | 34 | 18 |
| F | 92 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 35 | 33 | 22 | |
| 16 Heart Disease | M | 280 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 88 | 105 | 57 |
| F | 295 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 25 | 69 | 82 | 105 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| F | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | 13 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 87 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 22 | 29 | |
| F | 71 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 37 | |
| 19 Pneumonia, all forms | M | 134 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 15 | 12 |
| F | 116 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 17 | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 Ulcer of Stomach, or Duodenum | M | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 11 | 5 | ... |
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 34 | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 14 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 35 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| F | 41 | ... | ... | l | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | |
| 26 Puerperal Sepsis | M | ... | |||||||||
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ... | |||||||||
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 76 | 76 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 70 | 67 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ... | |
| 30 Other Deaths from Violence | M | 82 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| F | 32 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
| 31 Other defined Diseases | M | 286 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 72 | 53 | 81 |
| F | 240 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 54 | 33 | 75 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |