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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
Ilford 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1905.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district | Deaths at alt. ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total, Deaths whether op Residents or non "Rial dents" in Public Institu ions 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. | Cranbrook Ward | Park Ward | Seven Kings Ward | North Hainault Ward | Loxford Ward | Clements Wood Ward | South Hainault Ward | |||
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
| Whooping-cough | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Other contin'd | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Enteritis | 13 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Other septic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 38 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 37 | |
| Other tubercular Diseases | 8 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Bronchitis | 37 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 21 | 4 | ... | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Pneumonia | 48 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 60 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 50 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 23 | |
| Accidents | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| All other causes | 160 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 49 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 173 | |
| All Causes | 514 | 138 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 187 | 112 | 55 | 87 | 54 | 62 | 101 | 98 | 59 | 348 | |