London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1909
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TABLE VIII.—continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Totals-All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | Totals— Under Five Years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and under 85 years. | 85 yearsand upwards. | Totals— Above Five Years. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | |
| Brought forward | 1596 | 745 | 851 | 143 | 141 | 84 | 67 | 227 | 208 | 435 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 66 | 54 | 80 | 90 | 88 | 98 | 101 | 140 | 72 | 130 | 24 | 45 | 518 | 643 | 1161 |
| DISEASES OF THE LARYNX AND TRACHEA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total for Diseases of the Larynx and Trachea | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DISEASES OF RESPIRATORY ORGANS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Bronchitis | 67 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 165 | 67 | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 67 | 98 | 165 |
| Lobar, Croupous, Acute Pleuro-Pneu-monia | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Lobular,Catarrhal, Broncho-Pneumonia | 91 | 49 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| Pneumonia, form not stated | 140 | 65 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 23 | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 67 | 117 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | 22 | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Pleurisy | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Fibroid Phthisis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Respiratory Organs, Other Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Total for Diseases of Respira-tory Organs | 524 | 243 | 281 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 25 | 70 | 55 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 27 | 54 | 10 | 20 | 173 | 226 | 399 |
| DISEASES OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Mouth and Annexa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Pharynx | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Œsophagus | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Stomach | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Enteritis | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Carried forward | 2163 | 1006 | 1157 | 183 | 175 | 124 | 96 | 307 | 271 | 578 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 78 | 73 | 107 | 113 | 124 | 149 | 148 | 199 | 99 | 185 | 34 | 66 | 699 | 886 | 1585 |