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 Enfield]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1913.
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 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | ! 15 and under 25 years. | j 25 and under 45 years. | | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
All causes | Certified | 576 | 116 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 70 | 124 | 178 | 63 |
Uncertified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 8 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | |
Influenza | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 51 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 3 | l | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
OtherTuberculous diseases | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 1 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Organic Heart Disease | 68 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 3 | |
Bronchitis | 50 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 29 | 5 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 42 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | |
Alcoholism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 53 | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 15 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
Suicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Defined Diseases | 147 | 11 | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 82 | 17 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Totals | 577 | 116 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 70 | 125 | 178 | 63 | |
Sub-Entries included in above figures- | |||||||||||
Cerebro.spinal Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Old Age | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 2 | |
Apoplexy | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | .. |