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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
Heston and Isleworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Table IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during 1904.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities at all ages | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 5 and under 12. | 15 and under 22. | 25 and under 62. | 65 and upwards. | Parish of Heston. | Parish of Isleworth | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other continued | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Influenza | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 68 | 58 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other septic diseases | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 51 | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 64 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 20 | |
| Bronchitis | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 9 | ||
| Pneumonia | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 21 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Alcoholism | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 1 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| Heart Diseases | 38 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 27 | ||
| Accidents | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | |
| Cerebral disease | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Senectus | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 8 | 31 | 30 | |
| All other causes | 115 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 78 | 51 | |
| All causes | 550 | 167 | 40 | 19 | 31 | 160 | 133 | 152 | 398 | 290 | |