Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1930.
Corrected Deaths in thk City at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Wakds (at at.l Ages). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Causes of Death. | All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Orosvenor. | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St.. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Measles | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Scarlet fever | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Influenza | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Whooping-cough | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria, Memb. croup | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Oerebro-spinal meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
Diarrhoea, enteritis | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | _ | — | - | — | — | _ | _ | 1 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other sentic diseases | 8 | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | _ | - | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis, Ac. | 6 | 2 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | |
Diabetes | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | — | _ | __ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | _ |
Rheumatic fever | 8 | — | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | __ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | __ | _ | _ | - | 1 | — | _ | _ | _ |
Tuberculosis of lungs | 63 | — | — | - | _ | 4 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Other forms of tuberculosis | 6 | — | 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | - | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - |
[Malignant growths | 108 | — | — | - | — | — | 8 | 48 | 52 | _ | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Congenital debility, malformation, ana premature birth | 24 | 23 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Old age | 8 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 8 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | I | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Meningitis and convulsions | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |