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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
Stepney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 189 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 59 | 35 | 12 |
| F. | 128 | 25 | 13 | 6 | — | 5 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 21 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| F. | 17 | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M. | 6 | 2 | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| F. | 5 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. (Under 2 years) | M. | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 30 | 30 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 8 | - | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M. | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
| F. | 3 | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 7 | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
| F. | 9 | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M. | 37 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 32 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 62 | 1 | - | — | — | 3 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 8 |
| F. | 58 | 1 | - | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 16 | 7 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | M. | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | M. | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 7 | — | - | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth,malformations, etc. | M. | 78 | 76 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 49 | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 55 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 47 |
| F. | 65 | - | - | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 53 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 19 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 4 | - | - | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 34. Other violence | M. | 65 | 5 | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 6 |
| F. | 38 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | |
| 35. Other defined causes | M. | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| F. | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | — |
| F. | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 Erysipelas | M. | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | 4 | — |
| F. | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 38. Small Pox | M. | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 2,958 | 313 | 80 | 66 | 64 | 98 | 312 | 880 | 676 | 469 |