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 Wanstead]
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TABLE III. DISTRICT OF WANSTEAD.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH, DURING THE YEAR 1915.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
All Causes—Certified (c) .. | 143 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 63 | ||
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Tuberculosus Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | ||
Cancer, malignant disease | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | 6 | .. |
Organic Heart Disease | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 10 | 5 | .. |
Bronchitis | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. |
Diarrhosa and Enteritis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Other Defined Diseases | 28 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 8 | 15 | .. |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .. |
ALL CAUSES | 141 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 50 | .. |