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 Wood Green]
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Table IV.
2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6 | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | |
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and over. | |
Typhoid, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 21 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | i | 2 | 2 | — |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
General Paralysis of Insane | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 17 |
Diabetes | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Heart Disease | 172 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 84 |
Aneurysm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Other Circulatory Diseases | 30 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |||||||
Bronchitis | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 35 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||
Other Respiratory Diseases | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
Peptic Ulcer | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Appendicitis | 5— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Puerperal Causes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Congenital Debility, etc. | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Senility | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Suicide | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Other Violence | 14 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 47 | 3 | — | — | 2 | o | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
Causes ill-defined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 540 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 24 | 38 | 98 | 130 | 168 |