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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1906.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of " Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Deaths whether of Residents" or non Residents" 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. | Cranbrook Ward. | Park Ward. | Seven Kings Ward. | North Hainault Ward. | Loxford Ward. | Clementswood Ward. | South Hainault Ward. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 11 | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other contin'd | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 39 | 34 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 6 | |
| Enteritis | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other septic Diseases | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 37 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 27 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 50 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 54 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 13 | |
| Bronchitis | 32 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 14 | 6 | ... | ... | 18 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 56 | |
| Pleurisy | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 5... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | ... | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 61 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Accidents | 16 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 212 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 70 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 42 | 30 | 25 | 177 | |
| All causes | 645 | 187 | 51 | 24 | 28 | 207 | 148 | 76 | 100 | 73 | 55 | 129 | 118 | 56 | 386 | |
Perhaps it will be as well to explain that columns 9-15
in this table do not agree with column 2 or columns 3-8, as
we were unable to obtain the addresses of residents dying in
the County Asylum, Brentwood, or Romford Infirmary.