Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1902
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Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | ||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | I and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Barons Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
2 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | |||||||
... | ... | ... | 5 | ||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
2 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||||||||
... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | |||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
... | ... | 4 | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | |||||||||||||
201 | 37 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
88 | 4 | ... | |||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
22 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | |||||||||||||||||
... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |||||||||||
2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | ||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |||||||||
... | 9 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||||
... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ||||||||||
Notes.—(a) In this Table all deaths of "Residents" occurring in public institutions, whether within or without the district, are included with the other
deaths in the columns for the several age groups (columns 2-8). They are also, in columns 9-16. included among the deaths in their
respective "Localities" according to the previous addresses of the deceased as given by the Registrars. Deaths of "Non-Residents"
occurring in public institutions in the district are in like manner excluded from columns 2-8 and 9-16 of this Table.
(b) See notes on Table I. as to the meaning of "Residents" and "Non-residents," and as to the "Public Institutions" to be taken into account
for the purposes of these Tables.
(c) All deaths occurring in public institutions situated within the district, whether of "Residents" or of "Non-Residents," are, in addition to
being dealt with as in note (a), entered in the last column of this Table.
(a) Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" are to be included deaths_certified as from diarrhœa, alone or in combination with some other cause of
ill-defined nature ; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic enteritis;
Zymotic enteritis;
Epidemic diarrhœa. Summer diarrhœa
Dysentery and dysenteric diarrhœa;
Choleraic diarrhœa, cholera, cholera nostras
(in the absence of Asiatic cholera).
Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included those certified as from Gastro-enteritis, Muco-enteritis, and Gastric catarrh, unless from
information obtained by enquiry from the certifying practitioner or otherw:se, the Medical Officer of Health should have reason for
including such deaths, especially those of infants, under the specific term "Diarrhœa."
Deaths from diarrhœa secondary to some other well-defined disease are included under the latter.