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, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1904.
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 up-wards. | West. | East. | Workhouse. | London Hospital. | Han-well Asylum | S. Marylebone 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 | 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
Venereal diseases | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | ||||
Premature birth | 20 | 20 | — | __ | _ | _ | _ | 11 | 7 | 2 | ||||
Heart diseases | 15 | — | — | 1 | 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 |