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East Ham 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN EAST HAM, 1918.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | 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 | M | 976 | 93 | 47 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 179 | 246 | 223 |
| F | 967 | 61 | 38 | 67 | 73 | 104 | 208 | 186 | 230 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 2. Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | M | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 216 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 75 | 47 | 11 |
| F | 275 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 112 | 37 | 14 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | M | 84 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 36 | 32 | 1 |
| F | 81 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 1 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ] | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 69 | ... | I | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 33 | 27 |
| F | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 48 | 22 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 14. Meningitis | M | 6 | I | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | M | 69 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 |
| F | 53 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | M | 57 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 13 | 33 |
| F | 62 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 46 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 110 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 11 |
| F | 82 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 7 | |
| 18. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 19. Diarrhoea, &c | M | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 21a. Alcholism | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22. NephritisandBright'sDisease | M | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Parturition, apart from PuerperalFever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| 25. Congenital Debility, &c. | M | 35 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1'' | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 26. Violence, apart from Suicide | M | 40 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| F | 15 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 27. Suicide | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | M | 188 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 94 |
| F | 171 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 107 | |
| 29. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |