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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 1933
[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. | 1843 | 164 | 30 | 33 | 57 | 94 | 97 | 120 | 197 | 371 | 358 | 322 |
| F. | 1494 | 120 | 30 | 51 | 48 | 76 | 76 | 85 | 132 | 203 | 301 | 372 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2. Measles | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –– |
| F. | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M. | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 28 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 26 | – | 3 | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 91 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 14 |
| F. | 56 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | M. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | 175 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 33 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| F. | 107 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 9 | – | 3 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| F. | 14 | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | M. | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | 1 | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 245 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 13 | 28 | 86 | 76 | 39 |
| F. | 161 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 34 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| F. | 23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 31 |
| F. | 77 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 311 | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 64 | 79 | 99 |
| F. | 347 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 57 | 109 | 114 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 5 | – |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 21 |
| F. | . 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 98 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 30 |
| F. | 68 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 35 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 129 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| F. | 111 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| F. | 23 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M. | 29 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 33 | 26 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 17 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| F. | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M. | 3 | – | – | – | –— | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 30 | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| F. | 39 | 7 | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | _ | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 52 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| F. | 41 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M. | 73 | 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 57 | 55 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| F. | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 16 | 40 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 28 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | i3 | 2 |
| F. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 78 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| F. | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 9 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 153 | 9 | 1 | – | 16 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 22 |
| F. | 111 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
| 36. Causes Ill-defined, or Unknown | M. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |