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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 1931
[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 (Civilians only) during
1931.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M. | 1794 | 194 | 35 | 24 | 43 | 79 | 91 | 111 | 219 | 334 | 383 | 281 |
| F. | 1590 | 130 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 78 | 79 | 93 | 140 | 244 | 339 | 378 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | — | — | — , | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 1 2 1 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | r . M. F. | 2 | l 2 | 1 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. Diphtheria | M. F. | 4 7 | — | — | 3 4 | 1 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 45 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| F. | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro—spinal Fever | M. F. M. | 5 A | 3 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 157 | i | — | 1 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 2 | — | ||
| F. | 97 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
| F. | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 215 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 67 | 79 | 25 |
| F. | 193 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 60 | 31 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 2 |
| F. | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 21 |
| F. | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 25 | 32 | 24 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 340 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 71 | 116 | 86 |
| F. | 375 | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 62 | 101 | 124 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| F. | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 147 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 44 |
| F. | 110 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 57 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 161 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 11 |
| F. | 142: | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 19 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 25 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 2 | 5 | 2 |
| F. | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 26 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 22 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. F. | 5 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ~ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 8 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| F. | 21 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 52 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | IB | 11 |
| F. | 51 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M. | 78 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| F. | 55 | 54 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| F. | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | 8 | 59 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 29 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 78 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| F. | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 132 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 17 |
| F. | 107 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 11 | |
| 36. Causes Ill—defined, or Unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |