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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
Bromley 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Table 4.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during 1904.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths whether of residents or non - residents in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Becken-ham. | ()rping-ton. | Chisle-hurst. | ||
| Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Whooping-cough | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentry | 10 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 8 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. |
| Enteritis | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. |
| Other continued fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other septic diseases | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 14 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alcholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Cancer | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 7 | ... | 17 | 4 | 12 |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Old Age | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 49 |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | i |
| Cirrhosis of Livr | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's | |||||||||||
| Disease | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents & Diseases of Parturition | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths fromlll-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| All other causes | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 14 |
| All causes | 246 | 64 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 69 | 27 | 176 | 43 | 118 |