[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham].

  • East Ham (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
[1950]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    20a Table 4.—CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS, 1949, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR 1945-1949. 20a Cause. Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians) whether occurring within or without the district. Institutional Deaths Total deaths for the years A11 Ages. Under l Year. 1—5 Years. 5—15 Years. 15—4,5 Years. 45—65 Years. 65 and Upwards. Total deaths in Instns. 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 1. Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 1 1 3. Scarlet Fever — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4. Whooping Cough — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 3 — — 5. Diphtheria 1 1 — — 1 1 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 — 8 — 1 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 30 11 — — — — — — 9 8 18 3 3 — 11 3 41 61 75 62 52 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis 2 1 — — — — — — 1 1 1 — 2 1 3 11 7 8 9 8. Syphilitic Diseases 5 1 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 — 2 1 6 8 7 8 5 9. Influenza 10 8 — — — — — — 1 1 4 — 5 7 2 1 18 2 12 8 4 10. Measles — 1 — 1 — — — — — — 1 1 2 1 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis 1 — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 2 1 — 12. Acute infective Encephalitis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 — 13. Cancer of the Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (M) Uterus (F) 6 11 — — — — — — — — 2 5 4 6 3 4 17 13 15 26 16 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum 29 19 — — — — — — 1 — 10 8 18 11 16 12 48 38 46 86 44 15. Cancer of Breast — 19 — — — — — — — 1 — 8 — 10 — 11 19 22 22 21 17 16. Cancer of all other sites 102 55 — — — — — — 8 5 38 24 56 26 56 29 157 129 153 142 129 17. Diabetes 3 8 — — — — — — — — 1 2 2 6 2 4 11 7 15 7 4 18. Intracranial Vascular Lesions 54 76 — — — — — — — — 8 15 46 61 24 25 130 107 146 116 110 19. Heart Disease 207 192 — — — — 1 — 9 7 42 34 155 151 62 54 399 338 360 303 286 20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System 29 42 — — — — — — — 1 10 4 19 37 14 15 71 57 43 54 58 21. Bronchitis 56 36 — 1 — — — — 1 — 10 3 45 32 8 8 92 66 115 74 75 22. Pneumonia 42 32 7 2 — 2 — — 3 1 10 3 22 24 27 19 74 45 70 68 68 23. Other Respiratory Diseases 8 10 — 1 — — — — — 5 6 1 2 3 5 3 18 20 22 19 20 24. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum 11 3 — — — — — — 1 — 6 1 4 2 10 3 14 12 15 15 17 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 2 1 2 1 — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 3 9 8 7 26. Appendicitis 1 2 — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 1 1 2 3 1 7 6 6 27. Other Digestive Diseases 11 6 — — —• — — — 1 1 2 2 8 3 10 5 17 32 39 22 30 28. Nephritis 5 8 — 1 — — — — — 1 2 2 3 4 1 4 13 27 23 19 16 29. Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 — 2 30. Other Maternal causes — 3 — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — 3 3 1 1 2 — 31. Premature Birth 4 5 4 5 — — — — — — 4 5 9 15 17 16 13 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases 16 15 14 7 1 1 — 1 1 — — 5 — 1 11 4 31 30 32 34 28 33. Suicide 4 4 — — — — — — 1 — 2 3 1 1 2 1 8 10 10 12 8 34. Road traffic accidents 7 3 — — — — — — 4 1 2 1 1 1 6 2 10 10 14 7 16 35. Other violent causes 15 10 1 — 1 — — — 5 1 7 — 1 9 10 7 25 18 22 16 67 36. All other causes 46 51 — — 1 1 1 2 8 — 6 10 30 38 26 20 97 81 92 101 130 TOTALS 708 634 29 19 4 6 3 3 54 37 189 135 429 434 320 249 1,342 1,172 1,400 1,212 1,235