Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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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 (Metropolitan Asylum Board's South hastern Hospital). | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond tlie 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 and upwards. | North District. | South District. | Central District. | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 60 | 13 | 45 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | I | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 42 | 1 |
Whooping-cough | 44 | 19 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 7 | 20 | .. | 5 |
Diphtheria and membraneous croup | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 8 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fever-{ Enteric | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic influenza | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Diarrhoea | 82 | 6l | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3° | 9 | 43 | .. | 15 |
Enteritis | 24 | 7 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | .. | 6 |
Puerperal fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other septic diseases | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Phthisis | 151 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 111 | 5 | 55 | 38 | 58 | 5 | 63 |
Other tubercular diseases | 30 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .. | 7 | 9 | 14 | .. | 13 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 109 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 39 | 21 | 49 | 39 | 2 | 40 |
Bronchitis | 207 | 44 | 17 | .. | 1 | 44 | 101 | 60 | 55 | 92 | .. | 52 |
Pneumonia | 160 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 47 | 40 | 1 | 41 | ||
Pleurisy | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 2 | 4 | .. | 2 |
Venereal diseases | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 49 | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | I 2 | 20 | .. | 7 |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Heart diseases | 147 | 2 | .. | 9 | 4 | 80 | 52 | 34 | 5I | 62 | .. | 56 |
Accidents | 45 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 21 | .. | 22 |
Suicides | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Murder | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ,, | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 484 | 112 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 128 | 205 | 134 | 150 | 200 | 5 | 127 |
All causes | I67I | 366 | 217 | 53 | 46 | 543 | 446 | 501 | 465 | 705 |