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 1918
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D eaths R egistered from all C auses for the Y ear, 1918— continued.
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0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total 1 under 5 | ,5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Totals | |||||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F- | M. | F. | M. | :F. | M. | F. | :\r. | F. | M | : F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | F. | M | F. | PERSONS | ||
50. Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
51. ExophthalmicGoitre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
52. Addison's Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
53. Leucocythæmia Lymphadenoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
54. Anaemia, Chlorosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | l | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
55. (a) Diabetes insipidus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(b)Purpura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
(c) Haemophilia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(d) Other GeneralDiseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | —: | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
56. Alcoholism (acuteorchronic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
57. (a)OccupationalLeadPoisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(b)Non-occupationalLeadPoisoning .. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
58. OtherChronicOccupationalPoisonings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | —: | — | — | |
59. OtherChronicPoisonings | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | —: | - | - | — | — | ||
2. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense. 60. Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
61. (a)CerebrospinalFever | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | l | 2 | 2 | _ | l | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
(b)PosteriorBasalMeningitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
(c) Meningitis, other forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
62. Locomotor Ataxy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
63. (a) Anterior Pollimyelitis | 1 | : | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) Other Disease of the spinal Cord | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 |
64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Applexy | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | - | 46 | 54 | 100 |
65. Softening of Brain | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 8 |
66. Paralysiswithoutspecifiedcause | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 - | 2 | 9- | 5 | 2 | 4; | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 18 | 13 | 31 | |||
67. General Paralysis of the Insare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 13 | |||
68. Other form of Mental Alienation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 |
69. Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 16 |
70. Convulsions (Non-puerperal; 5 yearsand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
71. Infantile Convulsions (under 5 year) | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4: | 2 | 6 | |
72. Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
73. Hysteria Neuralgia, Neuritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
74. Other Diseases of the Nervous system | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 13 |
75. Diseases of the Eyes and Annexa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
76. (a) Mastoid Disease | ] | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
(b) OtherDiseasesoftheEars | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | - | 4 | 4 |
3. Diseases of the Circulatory System. 77. Pericarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
78. Acute Myocarditis and Endocarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
79. (a) Valvular Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | "1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 69 | 130 | ||
(b) Fatty Degeneration of the Heart | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | 17 |
(Other) Embolism and Thrombosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 46 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 127 | 104 | 231 |
80. Angina Pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
81. (a) Aneurysm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 8 |
(b) Arterial sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 33 |
(c) Other Disease of Arteries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
82. (a) Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 17 | 11 | 33 |
(b) Other Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -— | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
83. Diseasesofthe: Veins (Varices, Haemorrhoids | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
84. (a) Status Lymphaticus | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
(b)OtherDiseasesoftheLymphatic System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
85. Hemorrhage; otherDiseasesof theCirculatorySystem | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
4. Diseases of the Respiratory System. 86. DiseasesoftheNasalFosse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
87. DiseasesoftheLarynx | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
8S. DiseasesoftheThyroidBody | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
89. & 90. Bronchitis | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 20 | - | 5 | 7 | 113 | 115 | 228 |
91. Broncho-Pneumonia | 18 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 80 | 82 | 162 |
92. (a)LobarPneumonia | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 46 | 34 | 80 |
(6) Pneumonia (typenotstated) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 74 | 60 | 134 |
93. Pleurisy | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | -- | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | — | - | 5 | 9 | 14 |