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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 1936
[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. | 1664 | 164 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 52 | 75 | 92 | 198 | 300 | 393 | 296 |
| F. | 1422 | 130 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 69 | 110 | 195 | 316 | 397 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 23 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M. | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F. | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro—spinal Fever | M. | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | 118 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| F. | 88 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| F. | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dosalis | M. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M. | 242 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 72 | 74 | 43 |
| F. | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 46 | 36 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| F. | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 29 |
| F. | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 36 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M. | 404 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 78 | 138 | 116 |
| F. | 418 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 51 | 114 | 189 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M. | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 12 |
| F. | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 70 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 24 |
| F. | 64 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 35 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 107 | 25 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 9 |
| F. | 96 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| F. | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M. | 24 | — | —— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| F. | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 44 | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 36 | 29 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| F. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M. | 26 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| F. | 25 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| F. | 37 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M. | 68 | 67 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| F. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| 34. Other Violence | M. | 63 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| F. | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | M. | 120 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| F. | 77 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
| 36. Causes Ill—defined, or Unknown | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |