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 | 13 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | 2 | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 |
Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and membraneous croup | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fever Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 17 | 15 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 7 | .. | 4 |
Enteritis | 8 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other septic diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | I | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Phthisis | 52 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 22 |
Other tubercular diseases | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 r a | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
Bronchitis | 81 | 14 | 10 | .. | I | 10 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 30 | .. | 21 |
Pneumonia | 5o | 9 | 18 | 2 | I | j3 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 22 | .. | 11 |
Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | ||
Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Venereal diseases | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Premature birth | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Heart diseases | 36 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 18 | .. | 8 | 13 | 15 | .. | 16 |
Accidents | 11 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Murder | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 107 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 49 | 22 | 40 | 45 | 2 | 33 |
All causes | 439 | 92 | 59 | 12 | 13 | 140 | 123 | 127 | 137 | 175 | 35 | 141 |