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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
Wood Green 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Causes of, and ages at, Death During the Year 1904 in the Urban Sanitary District of Wood Green.
| Cause of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined Ages. | Total deaths of Residents or NonResidents in Public Institutions in the district. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and Under 5. | 5 and Under 15. | 15 and Under 25. | 25 and Under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Measles | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Continued | |||||||||
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 54 | 47 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 28 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1 | ... | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 16 | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 16 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | 11 | 13 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism (Cirrhosis of Liver) | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 28 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | 2 | |
| Accidents | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases & Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| All other causes | 150 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 57 | 5 | |
| All Causes | 466 | 145 | 55 | 22 | 14 | 124 | 106 | 18 | |