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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1909
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.— 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 Deaths whether of “Residents” or “Nonresidents” 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. | North. | Centre. | South. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12[ | ||
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Measles | 84 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 26 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Croup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fever | Typhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enteric | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Other continued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Plague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *Diarihœa | 42 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 30 | ||
| *Enteritis | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| *Gastritis | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| *Puerperal Fever | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 139 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 105 | 3 | 60 | 52 | 27 | 41 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 50 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 20 | ||
| *Cancer, malignant disease | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 43 | 47 | 42 | 21 | 54 | ||
| Bronchitis | 167 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 97 | 80 | 68 | 19 | 26 | ||
| Pneumonia | 231 | 53 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 55 | 105 | 82 | 44 | 80 | ||
| Pleurisy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Venereal Diseases | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Premature Birth | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Heart Diseases | 144 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 60 | 53 | 63 | 28 | 36 | ||
| Accidents | 58 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 58 | ||
| Suicides | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| All other Causes | 502 | 95 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 149 | 213 | 246 | 178 | 78 | 205 | ||
| All Causes | 1775 | 361 | 205 | 47 | 69 | 591 | 502 | 815 | 643 | 317 | 592 | ||
* See notes on next two pages.