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 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 under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | North District. | South District. | Central District. | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. |
Whooping cough | 8 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 |
Diphtheria and membraneous croup | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fever Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other septic diseases | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 22 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .. | 6 | 8 | 8 | .. | 9 |
Other tubercular diseases | 11 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 32 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 19 | .. | 9 |
Pneumonia | 33 | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | .. | 9 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs Alcoholism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Venereal diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | ||
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Heart diseases | 37 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 20 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 16 | .. | 11 |
Accidents | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 120 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 58 | 54 | |
All causes | 354 | 78 | 44 | 13 | 8 | I24 | 87 | 98 | 92 | 164 | 22 | 124 |