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 Ealing]
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Table IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1905.
BOROUGH OF EALING.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to localities whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Drayton Ward. | Castlebar Ward. | Mount Park Ward. | Lammas Ward. | Manor Ward. | Grange Ward. | Isleworth Infirmary. | ||
Measles | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Scarlet fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Whooping cough | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
Enteric fever | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Epidemic influenza | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Diarrhœa | 18 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Enteritis | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
Other septic diseases | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Phthisis | 37 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 28 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — |
Other tubercular diseases | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 41 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Bronchitis | 32 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — |
Pneumonia | 41 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Pleurisy | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Alcoholism | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Premature births | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Heart diseases | 36 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Accidents | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
Suicides | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
All other causes | 194 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 77 | 30 | 39 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 9 |
All causes | 513 | 109 | 56 | 14 | 19 | 169 | 146 | 76 | 80 | 55 | 120 | 65 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
C. A. PATTEN,
Medical Officer of Health.