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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
Erith 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE IV.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-" Residents " in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under i year. | i and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under25 | 25 and under65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Measles | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Whooping-cough | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Other septic diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| Other tubercular diseases | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 21 | 11 | 10 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||
| Premature Birth | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Diseases and accidents of par turition | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Heart Diseases | 30 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | |||
| Accidents | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Suicides | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| All other causes | 69 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 3 |
| Totals, all causes | 281 | 80 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 70 | 62 | 16 |