Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, 1931.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15 — | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M | 68G | 49 | 1G | 14 | 16 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 88 | 137 | 155 | 124 |
| f | 598 | 44 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 54 | 89 | 122 | 1G2 | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| f | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | M | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 9 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| F | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . , |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Influenza | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| F | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| f | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| F | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 60 | .. | .. | .. | l | 8 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 3 | .. |
| f | 40 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | l | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| F | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphillis | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 87 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 24 | 11 |
| f | 87 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 14 | |
| Diabetes | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. |
| f | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| f | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 12 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 167 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 59 |
| F | 155 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 55 | |
| Aneurysm | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| F | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 30 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| f | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | 5 | 17 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 66 | 15 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| f | 47 | 14 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 . | 8 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Peptic Ulcer | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| f | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 8 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| f | 6 | 3 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | m | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |