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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN EAST IIAM, 1919.
| '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 | 712 | 92 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 25 | 114 | 186 | 208 |
| F | 715 | 87 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 47 | 99 | 147 | 269 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 7 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | M | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .. | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| F | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 | |
| 8. Erysipelas | M | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | M | 63 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 5 |
| F | 45 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 64 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 35 | 17 |
| F | 85 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 45 | 32 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| 14. Meningitis | M | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | M | 61 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 32 |
| F | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 19 | 32 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | M | 54 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| F | 66 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 46 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 57 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | |
| F | 72 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | |
| 18. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| F | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | |
| 19. Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 20 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| F | 20 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 21. Cirrho[???] of Liver | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 21a. Alcoholism | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | M | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| F | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ||
| 25. Congenital Debility, &c | M | 37 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 30 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 26. Violence, apart from Suicide | M | 41 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | |
| 27. Suicide | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | M | 193 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 100 |
| F | 190 | 11 | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 115 | |
| 29. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |