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 Richmond]
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Causes of Death. | Males. | Females | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
??? All Causes | 188 | 218 | 406 |
1 Enteric fever | ... | ... | ... |
2 Small-pox | ... | ... | ... |
3 Measles | ... | ... | ... |
4 Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... |
5 Whooping cough | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 4 | ... | 4 |
7 Influenza | 1 | 8 | 9 |
8 Erysipelas | ... | 2 | 2 |
9 Pulmonary tuberculosis | 13 | 12 | 25 |
10 Tuberculous meningitis | ... | 2 | 2 |
11 Other tuberculous diseases | ... | 5 | 5 |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 30 | 36 | 66 |
13 Rheumatic fever | ... | 1 | 1 |
14 Meningitis | ... | 2 | 2 |
15 Organic heart disease | 14 | 33 | 47 |
16 Bronchitis | 11 | 15 | 26 |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 9 | 20 |
18 Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 |
19 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
20 Appendicitis and typhilitis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
21 Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21a Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 |
22 Nephritis and Bright's disease | ... | 6 | 9 |
23 Puerperal fever | ... | 1 | 1 |
24 Parturition, apart from puerperal fever | ... | 3 | 3 |
25 Congenital Debility, &c. | 9 | 9 | 18 |
26 Violence, apart from suicide | 12 | 3 | 15 |
27 Suicide | 6 | 1 | 7 |
28 Other defined diseases | 62 | 61 | 123 |
29 Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Special Causes (included above) | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... |
Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... |
Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | 1 | 1 |
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age | 21 | 21 | 42 |
Illegitimate | 2 | 7 | 9 |
368 | 367 | 735 | |
Legitimate | 342 | 338 | 680 |
Illegitimate | 26 | 29 | 55 |
Population (for births and deaths) | 35572 |