Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under 5 | Total all Ages. | Average Total all Ages 1893—97 allowing for increased population. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | Over 85 | ||||
| Suicide | 3.-Suicide | |||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| VIII.—Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | ||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 118 |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 116 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 117 | 117 | 118 |
| Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ' | 2 |
| Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Abscess | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cause not specified or Ill-defined | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 722 | 306 | 105 | 59 | 113 | 180 | 189 | 188 | 151 | 111 | 24 | 1028 | 2148 | 2238 | |