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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE 1
Causes of Death in Age Groups — 1947 (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 | 1 | 2 | I | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 65 | 44 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. | Influenza | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 10. | Measles | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 11. | Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 12. | Acute infective encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| 13. | Cancer of buccal cavity & oesophagus (M) uterus (F) | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 14. | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 15. | Cancer of breast | _ | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 10 | — | 13 |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 130 | 63 | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | 12 | 8 | 53 | 22 | 64 | 33 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 5 | 9 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 |
| 18. | Intracranial vascular lesions | 71 | 107 | — | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 51 | 80 |
| 19. | Heart disease | 295 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 14 | 64 | 34 | 215 | 192 |
| 20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 39 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 29 | 19 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 133 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 85 | 38 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 66 | 67 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 33 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 9 | 6 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 24. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea under two years | 22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 19 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| 29. | Puerperal and post abortive sepsis | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | - | — | — |
| 30. | Other maternal causes | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | — | - | — | — |
| 31. | Premature birth | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32. | Congenital malformations, birth injury, infant diseases | 33 | 27 | 28 | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 33. | Suicide | 8 | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| 34. | Road Traffic accidents | 12 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | — | 12 | — | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 36. | All other causes | 60 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 49 |
| Total | 1130 | 923 | 104 | 86 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 106 | 96 | 301 | 168 | 588 | 556 | |