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Stepney 1932
[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- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M | 1242 | 105 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 111 | 309 | 291 | 257 | |
| 1. | Enteric Fever | M. | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | - | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | ||
| 2. | Measles | M. | 37 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 30 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | M. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4. | Whooping Cough | M. | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. | Diphtheria | M. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. | Influenza | M. | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 7. | Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | ||
| 8. | Cerebrospinal Fever | M. | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| F. | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 138 | — | I | — | 1 | 19 | 47 | 56 | 12 | 2 |
| F. | 52 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 9 | — | ||
| 10. | Other Tuberculous diseases | M. | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | — |
| F. | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| 11. | Syphilis | M. | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | - | — | |
| F. | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12. | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes dorsalis. | M. | 9 | — | - | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | — | ||
| 13. | Cancer, Malignant disease | M. | 209 | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 14 | 103 | 65 | 25 |
| F. | 170 | — | - | — | — | 4 | 15 | 79 | 46 | 26 | ||
| 14. | Diabetes | M. | 21 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 26 | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 15. | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 96 | 2 | - | - | - | — | 2 | 27 | 36 | 29 |
| F. | 90 | _- | _- | _- | _- | 1 | 3 | 28 | 32 | 26 | ||
| 16. | Heart disease | M. | 296 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 91 | 100 | 80 |
| F. | 282 | 1 | 1 | -_ | 4 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 95 | 91 | ||
| 17. | Aneurysm | M. | 5 | - | - | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| F. | 3 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18. | Other circulatory diseases | M. | 37 | - | - | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| F. | 25 | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 19. | Bronchitis | M. | 72 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 21 | 14 |
| F. | 62 | 6 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 24 | ||
Special Causes:—
*
Included in
No. 35 above
Polio Myelitis
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