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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Causes of Death in Age Groups—1945 (as supplied by Registrar-General)
| Cause of Death | All Ages | Deaths at different | periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year | 1-5 Years | 5-15 Years | 15-45 Years | 45-65 Years | 65 and Upwards | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1. Typhoid & para-typhoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 60 | 47 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 6 | 6 | •— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10. Measles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 12 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | 9 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 99 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 50 | 39 |
| 17. Diabetes | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | —- | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 73 | 84 | — | — | 1 | —- | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 22 | 53 | 61 |
| 19. Heart disease | 222 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 57 | 47 | 156 | 157 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 102 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 63 | 45 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 42 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 13 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — . | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under two years | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26. Appendicitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 14 | 20 | — | — | 1 | —- | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 28. Nephritis | 16 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 29. Puerperal and post abortive sepsis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — . | — | — |
| 31. Premature birth | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infant dis. | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 33. Suicide | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 34. Road Traffic accidents | 11 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 118 | 137 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 55 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 23 |
| 36. All other causes | 111 | 106 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 87 | 83 |
| 1074 | 978 | 59 | 53 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 25 | 118 | 147 | 306 | 231 | 532 | 508 | |