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 Chislehurst]
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Table 3.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1914.
Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 15 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
All Causes— | ||||||||||
Certified | 81 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 1 |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria & Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | .. |
Rheumatic Fever .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Organic Heart Disease | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. |
Bronchitis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ,. | .. | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ,. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Defined Diseases | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
81 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 1 |