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. | Death, in or belong to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District (Metropolitant Asylum Board's Souh Eastern Hospital). | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | ||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | North District. | South District. | Central District. | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 9 | .. | 4 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping-cough | 33 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | 15 | .. | 3 |
Diphtheria and membraneous croup | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fever Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic influenza | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 45 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 17 |
Other tubercular diseases | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | 3 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 32 | .. | ... | .. | .. | 21 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | .. | 13 |
Bronchitis | 80 | 19 | 5 | .. | .. | 12 | 44 | 20 | 26 | 34 | .. | 17 |
Pneumonia | 52 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 23 | .. | 14 |
Pleurisy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Venereal diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | e | 2 | 6 | .. | 3 |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart diseases | 38 | 1 | .. | 5 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | .. | 14 | |
Accidents | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
All other causes | 140 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 63 | 37 | 50 | 53 | 3 | 57 |
All causes | 494 | 96 | 63 | 19 | 14 | 152 | 150 | 145 | 147 | 35 |