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 Year 1919.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring wiihin or without the District. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Institutions in the District | |||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | I5and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
All causes | Certified | 609 | 59 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 81 | 141 | 226 | 136 |
Uncertified | 3 | I | 2 | ||||||||
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Influenza | 49 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 48 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 3 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Menigitis | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Organic Heart Disease | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 11 | |
Bronchitis | 46 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 34 | 17 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 39 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Epidemic Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other accidents & diseases of Pregnancv and Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 28 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Suicides | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
Other Defined Diseases | 173 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 106 | 28 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Totals | 612 | 59 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 82 | 141 | 228 | 136 | |
Included in above — Old Age | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 42 | 3 | |
Apoplexy | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 26 | 3 | |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |