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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
East Ham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE III.
Deaths Registered during the Calendar Year 1915 classified by age and cause.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough (a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the Borough (b). | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||||
| All causes | Certified (c) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1. | Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | ||
| 2. | Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||
| 3. | Measles | 24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | 10 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 | ||
| 5. | Whooping Cough | 31 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 6. | Diphtheria and Croup | 16 | - | - | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| 7. | Influenza | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | ||
| 8. | Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| 9. | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 139 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 26 | 61 | 40 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 10. | Tuberculous Meningitis | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 11. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 29 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12. | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 135 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 23 | 60 | 49 | — | ||
| 13. | Rheumatic Fever | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 14. | Meningitis | 24 | 5 | 4 | - | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | ||
| 15. | Organic Heart Disease | 159 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 61 | — | ||
| 16. | Bronchitis | 152 | 32 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 35 | 70 | — | ||
| 17. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 193 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 42 | 85 | 3 | ||
| 18. | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 22 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | ||
| 19. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 35 | 23 | 7 | - | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 20. | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | — | — | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 21. | Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | — | — | - | — | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | ||
| 21a | Alcoholism | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | — | — | ||
| 22. | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 40 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 22 | 9 | - | ||
| 23. | Puerperal Fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | ||
| 24. | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | ||
| 25. | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 102 | 96 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| 25. | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 66 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 27. | Suicide | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 28. | Other Defined Diseases | 400 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 86 | 213 | 2 | ||
| 29. | Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | ||
| Totals | 1674 | 263 | 79 | 63 | 82 | 80 | 241 | 396 | 470 | 45 | |||
| 14 (a) Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 9 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| 28 (a) Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pneumonia other than Broncho Pneumonia | 98 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 21 | — | |||