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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
Ilford 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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CAUSES OP DEATH IN ILFORD URBAN DISTRICT, 1918.
| Causes of Death (Civilians only). | Males. | Females. | |
| All causes | 438 | 509 | |
| 1. | Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 |
| 2. | Small-pox | - | - |
| 3. | Measles | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | - | - |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | 6 | 6 |
| 6. | Diphtheria and Croup | 4 | 3 |
| 7. | Influenza | 115 | 134 |
| 8. | Erysipelas | - | - |
| 9. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 38 | 44 |
| 10 . | Tuberculous Meningitis | 4 | 3 |
| 11. | Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 8 |
| 12. | Cancer, malignant disease | 36 | 53 |
| 13. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2 |
| 14. | Meningitis | - | 3 |
| 15. | Organic heart disease | 30 | 37 |
| 16. | Bronchitis | 21 | 25 |
| 17. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 26 | 29 |
| 18. | Other respira ory diseases | 5 | 6 |
| 19. | Diarrhoea, etc. (voider 2 years) | 3 | 3 |
| 20. | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | - | - |
| 21. | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 |
| 21a. | Alcoholism | - | - |
| 22. | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 11 | 9 |
| 23. | Puerperal Fever | - | 2 |
| 24. | Parturition, apart from puerperal fever | - | 1 |
| 25. | Congenital debility, etc. | 20 | 14 |
| 26. | Violence, apart from suicide | 10 | 9 |
| 27 | Suicide | 3 | 1 |
| 28. | Other defined diseases | 97 | 111 |
| 29. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 1 |
Special Causes (included above)
Cerebro-spinal Fever - 1
Poliomyelitis - -
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age-total 39 34
Illegitimate infants 8 5
TOTAL BIRTHS 534 529
Legitimate 498 510
Illegitimate 26 19
Population for Death-rate 72,825
„ „ Birth-rate 81,598