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 1909
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TABLE IV.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents "whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deathswhether of" Residents or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15- | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 andupwards. | Barons Court Ward. | I illie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Minister 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 | |
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 74 | 14 | 59 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 26 | |
Scarlet fever | 10 | .. | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 44 | |
Whooping-cough | 48 | 21 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 39 | 3 | 27 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 98 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic influenza | 29 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhcea | 97 | 82 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 33 | |
Enteritis | 19 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | |
Gastritis | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Puerperal fever | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 7 | |
Erysipelas | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 206 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 145 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 11 | 29 | 13 | 87 | |
Other tuberculous diseases | 65 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 143 | ... | 1 | .. | 1 | 97 | 44 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 31 | |
Bronchitis | 175 | 24 | 8 | .. | 1 | 46 | 96 | 14 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 29 | |
Pneumonia | 224 | 53 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 36 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 54 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 52 | |
Pleurisy | 9 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 11 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Alcoholism | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||||||
Venereal diseases | 28 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | .. | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Premature birth | 76 | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Heart diseases | 145 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 55 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | |
Accidents | 57 | 13 | 7 | .. | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | |
Suicides | 15 | .. | .. | . . | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Manslaughter | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
All other causes | 593 | 122 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 221 | 197 | 65 | 94 | 57 | 93 | 116 | 32 | 87 | 49 | 138 | |
All causes | 2115 | 466 | 260 | 67 | 79 | 766 | 477 | 164 | 343 | 223 | 305 | 480 | 115 | 320 | 165 | 642 |
An extended table of the causes of death is given in the appendix.