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, 1934.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | l— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | M | 695 | 55 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 58 | 134 | 157 | 147 |
| F | 632 | 53 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 53 | 86 | 132 | 189 | |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | . ... | .. | . . | . . | , . | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | .. | .. | |
| Measles | M | 25 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | . . | .. | .. | .. | . . | . , | . . | . , |
| F | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria | M | 9 | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | . , | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | , . | .. | , . | , . | |
| Influenza | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | , , | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | M | , , | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | , , | . . | , . | .. |
| F | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . , | . . | , , | , , | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 58 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 34 | • . | .. | .. | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | , . | , , | 1 | .. |
| F | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 89 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 15 |
| F | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 21 | |
| Diabetes | M | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| F | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 153 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 58 |
| F | 169 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 87 | |
| Aneurysm | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | . . | .. | .. | 2 | , . |
| F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| F | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
| F | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 43 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| F | 41 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 5 | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | . . |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Peptic Ulcer | M | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. |
| F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 14 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | 13 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Appendicitis | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | L | • • | , , | , , |
| F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |