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 Malden and Coombe]
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Table IV.—
Causes of Death. | Deaths In whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities at all Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Coombe. | Old Maiden. | New Maiden. | ||
Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Whooping-cough | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Epidemic influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Enteritis | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Phthisis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ||||
Other tubercular diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Cancer, malignant disease | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bronchitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Pneumonia | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||||
Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||
Premature birth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Heart diseases | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ||||
Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ||||
Aneurism of Aorta | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||
All other causes | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||
All causes | 67 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 |
RASHELL DAVISON, m.d., m.r.c.s., eng.
Medical Officer of Health.