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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1906 in the Urban Sanitary District of Wood Green.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Deaths of 'Residents' or NonResidents in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria & Membraneous Croup | 9 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 6 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 52 | 43 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | 14 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 42 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 18 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 32 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcohoism | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | 15 | ... | |
| Accidents | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | |
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |
| All other Causes | 147 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 49 | 9 | |
| All Causes | 488 | 127 | 54 | 25 | 17 | 164 | 101 | 25 | |