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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1928.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2, and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 year . | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 85 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 __ | 11 |
All causes | 1354 | 139 | 46 | 35 | 41 | 54 | 156 | 355 | 279 | 249 |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | •• | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 30 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Meningococcal meningitis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 107 | 1 | .. | 1 | 25 | 47 | 25 | 8 | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. |
Cancer, malignant disease | 152 | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 18 | 60 | 46 | 28 |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diabetes | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 15 | 16 |
Heart Disease | 250 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | 82 | 78 | 66 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 83 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 23 | 30 | 26 |
Bronchitis | 70 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 118 | 25 | 16 | 3 | .. | 1 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 10 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. |
Diarrhœa, &c. | 25 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .. | • • | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Acute and chronic Nephritis | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
Puerperal Sepsis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 44 | 43 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicides | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. |
Other deaths from violence | 48 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Other defined diseases | 203 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 35 | 59 |
Diseases ill-defined or un | ||||||||||
known | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |