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 Southall-Norwood]
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causes of death. | deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | deaths in or belonging to localities (at all ages). | total deaths in public institutions in the district. | |||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | West. | East. | Workhouse. | London Hospital. | Han-well Asylum | S.Mary- lebone Schools. | Sanatorium. | |
Measles | 8 | 1 | 7 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Whooping-cough | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Epidemic Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diarrhoea | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | |||
Enteritis | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Puerperal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other septic diseases | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | |
Phthisis | 12 | — | _ | - | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | — | — |
Other tubercular diseases | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Cancer, malignant disease | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Bronchitis | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | |
Pneumonia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Venereal diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Premature birth | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Heart diseases | 15 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | — | — | ||
Accidents | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Suicides | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
All other causes | 52 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 120 | — | — |
All causes | 195 | 85 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 90 | 92 | 9 | 4 | 203 | — | 5 |