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Chelsea 1909
Annual report for 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XVI.—(IV.)
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1909.
| 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. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Chelsea North. | Chelsea South. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 24 | 3 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa (See Notes on next page) | 13 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | |
| Enteritis (See Notes on next page) | 17 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 32 | |
| Gastritis (See Notes on next page) | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever (See Notes on next page) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 10 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 108 | 1 | 2 | ... | 13 | 79 | 13 | 59 | 49 | 163 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 34 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 61 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases (See Notes on next page) | 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 174 | |
| Bronchitis | 165 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 135 | |
| Pneumonia | 66 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 36 | 45 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Alooholism—Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 34 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 22 | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Heart Diseases | 107 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 91 | |
| Accidents | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 26 | |
| Suicides | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| Meningitis | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Diabetes | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| All other causes | 272 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 165 | 146 | 126 | 268 | |
| All causes | 1087 | 150 | 85 | 33 | 34 | 383 | 402 | 556 | 531 | 1091 | |