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East Ham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Schedule Number. | Causes of Death in East Ham during year ending 31st December, 1913. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Nett Deaths at all Apes of "Residents" belonging to Wards, whether occurring in or beyond the Borough. | Total Deaths in Public Institu tions in the Borough. | ||||||||||||||
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| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | l5 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 6b and upward. | BecKton & N.W'wirh. | Central East | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | Residents. | Non- Residenta. | ||
| Brought forward | 231 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 38 | 63 | 33 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 52 | 18 | 46 | 26 | 7 | |
| 31 | (A.B.C.) Tuberculosis of other Organs | |||||||||||||||||
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| b. Scrofula | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| c. Other Tuberculosis included under 34 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 35 | Disseminated Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 36 | (A.B.) Rickets, Softening of Bones | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| 37 | Syphilis | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 38 | (A.B.C.) Other Venereal Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
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| 39 | Cancer of the Buccal Cavity | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | ] | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 40 | Cancer of the Stomach, Liver, &c. | 43 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | |
| 41 | Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | — |
| 42 | Cancer of the Female Genital Organs | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 43 | Cancer of the Breast | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
| 44 | Cancer of the Skin | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Cancer of other or unspecified Organs | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 46 | (A. B. C.) Other Tumours (situation undefined) | |||||||||||||||||
| a. Angloma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| b. Adenoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| c. Other tumours included under 46 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 47 | Rheumatic Fever | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 48 | (A. B.) Chronic Rheumatism, Osteo arthritis | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| (C) Gout | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | Diabetes | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 5l | Exophthalmic Goitre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | Add son's Disease | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 53 | (A. B.) Leucocythæmia, Lymphaden-oma | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 6. Lymphadenoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | Anæmia, Chlorosis | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 | (A. B. C. D.) Other General Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. Purpura | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
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| 56 | Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 57 | (A. B.) Chronic lead poisoning | |||||||||||||||||
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| 58 | Other chronic occupational poisonings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | Other chronic poisonings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| II— Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | (A) Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | (B. C.) Meningitis, other forms or undefined | |||||||||||||||||
| 5. Posterior basal meningitis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| c. Meningitis, other forms | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Carried forward | 422 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 45 | 87 | 112 | 59 | 55 | 62 | 93 | 89 | 40 | 83 | 30 | 10 | |