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 Heston and Isleworth]
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Table IV.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during 1908.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. (Residents only.) | Total Deaths 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. | |||
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping-cough | 16 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 48 | 37 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other septic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 36 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 31 | ... | 48 | |
Other tuberculous diseases | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 16 | 29 | |
Bronchitis | 24 | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
Pneumonia | 19 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | 4 | 14 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs Alcoholism | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Heart Diseases | 49 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 26 | |
Accidents | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Suicides | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | |
All other causes | 183 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 92 | 169 | |
All causes | 528 | 130 | 45 | 17 | 19 | 154 | 163 | 344 |
Note. Deaths of residents occurring beyond the District are not included in the above Table.