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Penge 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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TABLE IV.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to the District at subjoined Ages. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 3 | 10 | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | |
| Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Fever | Typhus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enteric | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Other continued | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diarrhœa | 12 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Enteritis | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 32 | – | – | – | 9 | 20 | 3 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 23 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 14 | |
| Bronchitis | 26 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| Alcoholism | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Heart Diseases | 46 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | |
| Accidents | 5 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | |
| Suicides | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| All other causes | 98 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 46 | |
| All causes | 311 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 91 | 107 | |
Notes.—(a) The deaths of residents occurring beyond the limits of the district are included in this Table, and deaths
of non-residents occurring in the district are excluded. See note on Table I. as to meaning of
"Residents" and "Non-residents."
(b) Under the heading of " Diarrhoea" are included deaths certified as from Diarrhoea alone or in
combination with some other cause of ill-defined nature; and also deaths as certified from
Epidemic Enteritis;
Zymotic Enteritis;
Epidemic Diarrhœa; Summer Diarrhœa;
Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhœa;
Choleraic Diarrhœa, Cholera, Cholera Nostras (in the absence of Asiatic Cholera).
Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included those certified as from Gastro Enteritis, Muco-Enteritis
and Gastric Catarrh; unless from information obtained by enquiry from the certifying practitioner or
otherwise, the Medical Officer of Health has had reason for including such deaths, especially
those of infants, under the specific term "Diarrhœa."
Deaths from Diarrhoea secondary to some other well-defined disease are included under the latter.
Under the headings of "Cancer" and "Puerperal Fever" is included all registered deaths from
causes comprised within these general terms.