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
Holborn 1915
Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE III. Cause of, and ages at, Death. (Excluding Naval and Military Cases.)
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Deaths in .Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths whether or "Residents" or " Nonresidents " in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Hol-born. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 702 | 64 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 102 | 208 | 229 | 327 | 375 | 578 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 2 Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | |
| 3 Measles | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 2 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 Influenza | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | |
| 8 Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | —_ | 2 | —_ | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 73 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 15 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 60 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 46 | |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 54 | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 22 | 36 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | —_ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 Meningitis | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 70 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 41 | 18 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 72 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 45 | 31 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 70 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 42 | ||
| 18 Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 56 | |
| 20 Appendicitis & Typhlitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 50 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 33 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 22 | |
| 27 Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 156 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 87 | 77 | 79 | 156 | |
| 29 Diseases, Ill-Defined or Unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| All causes | 702 | 64 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 102 | 208 | 229 | 327 | 375 | 578 | |
| SUB-ENTRIES included in above figures— | |||||||||||||
| 14 (a) Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | |
| 28 (a) Polio-myelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| (b) Actinomycosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |