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West Ham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: T able XXI.C auses of death at ages. 1937. (As supplied by the Registrar-General)

T able XXI.

C auses of death at ages. 1937. (As supplied by the Registrar-General)

Causes of deathSexAll ages0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55—65-75-
1. Typhoid and para- typhoid feverM.1............1....................
F...............................................
2. MeaslesM.l.......1........................
F.
3.Scarlet feverM.1..........1.....................
F.3...111.....................
4. Whooping coughm.522...1.....................
F13346.........................
5. Diphtheriam.6......24......................
F.1211361
6. Influenzam.493....1..........3151584
F.44..................422101511
7. Encephalitis lcthargicaM.2................11............
F.4........................22......
8. Cerebrospinal feverM.53.......1...1...............
F3......1...1.........1......
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM.127........1....27221728256....
F.764......127197972...
10. Other tuberculous diseasesM.11...52...1...2...1......
F.13....11...4...2...12....
11. SyphilisM.2.....................1....1.......
F.2...........................11.......
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis ......m.4........................12......
F.2....................1...1...
13. Cancer, malignant diseasem.1811.......1310425495434
F.186...........1...5627596622
14. DiabetesM.7..........11..........212
F.221.........................597
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etcm.87...........................6173527
F.96.........................7163636
16. Heart diseaseM.384.........477132362144124
F.403..........259142959115170
17. AneurysmM.7...................1...1311
F2.............................2....
18. Other circulatory diseasesM.47........................241922
F.62.....................2171924
19. Bronchitism.848..............329201824
F.764............................81846
20. Pneumonia (all forms)M.14633165129522291515
F.104181052235914214
21. Other respiratory diseasesm.23..............2....1...596
F.11..............1111124
22. Peptic ulcerM.26.................248543
F.5.........................1211
23. Diarrhoea, etc.M.34283.......1...................1
F1916...1....1......................
24. Appendicitism.13...........42...13...2....
F.5......................2......1....
25. Cirrhosis of liverM.6.....................1311
F.3............................2....1....
26. Other diseases of liver, etcM.3................................2....
F.11.................1...l234
27. Other digestive diseasesM.2641121242423
F.211......4...122641
28. Acute and chronic nephritisM.51..............212753816
F.50.............32358209
29. Puerperal sepsisF.2................2...............
30. Other puerperal causes ... ... ...F.3...................21.............
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc.M.5958...........1..................
F.5350...11......................
32. SenilityM.26...............................323
F.38.........................1334
33. SuicideM.20..............1...4555...
F.7..............1.......131...
34. Other violenceM.593...23965101137
V.3211333...125310
35. Other defined diseasesM.1269...46128138172326
F.958...4668915111612
36. Causes ill defined, or unknownm...................................
F..........................................
All causesM.16291629212030737484178285374338
F.1478107182728566055120240362405