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 1932
[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 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M. | 1772 | 215 | 60 | 44 | 55 | 85 | 83 | 103 | 183 | 318 | 346 | 280 |
| F. | 1541 | 143 | 52 | 40 | 44 | 81 | 73 | 66 | 149 | 227 | 323 | 34 | |
| M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 45 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 32 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M. | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | —— | — | — | |
| F. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. Influenza | M. | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| F. | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica ... | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | 166 | — | — | 1 | — | 31 | 46 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 4 | — |
| F. | 114 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| F. | 26 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| F. | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 195 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 72 | 63 | 17 |
| F. | 216 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 62 | 57 | 35 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| F. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 88 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 27 |
| F. | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 35 | 36 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 302 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 74 | 89 | 86 |
| F. | 323 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 57 | 102 | 104 | ||
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | |
| F. | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 86 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | |
| F. | 67 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 14 | 32 | ||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 161 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| F. | 115 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| F. | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | ||||
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M. | 28 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 43 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| F. | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | ||
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | ||
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| F. | 2 | — | — | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M. | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
| F. | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | I | |||
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | |||
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | F. | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |
| M. | 60 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | ||
| F. | 40 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M. | 96 | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 55 | 52 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 32. Senility | M. | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 41 |
| F. | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 51 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 75 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | |||
| F. | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 133 | 13 | — | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | |
| F. | 101 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 10 | |||
| 36. Causes Ill-defined, or Unknown | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |