Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XIII.—(III.) CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1911.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District(a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" OR "nonResidents" in Institutions in the District (b). | ||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under . 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 30 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||
Whooping Cough | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria and Croup. See note (d) | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | • • | .. | 1 | |
Influenza | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Septic Diseases | 17 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 91 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 152 |
Tuberculous Meningitis. See note (e) | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 25 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 33 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | |
Cancer, malignant disease. See note (f). | 93 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 44 | 179 |
Bronchitis | 83 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 19 | 49 | 61 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 21 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 57 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 44 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory organs | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis. See note (g) | 62 | 45 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 76 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Alcoholism. See note(h) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 16 | 8 | 23 |
Puerperal Fever. See note (i) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion, including Premature Birth. See note(j). | 40 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 40 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
Suicides | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Heart Disease | 110 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 41 | 79 |
Other Defined Diseases | 162 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 63 | 135 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown and Old Age. | 95 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 86 | 90 |
1034 | 139 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 132 | 279 | 356 | 1039 |