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 30th, 1899
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under 5 | Total all Ages. | Average Total all Ages 1893—98 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 | ||||
3.—Suicide | I | ' I | 1 f | 1 | I I I | J I | ||||||||
Gunshot Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
Hanging | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 |
Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
VII.-Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | ||||||||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Deility, Atrophy, Inanition | 96 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 99 | 101 | 123 |
Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Abscess | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Cause not specified or 111-defined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
862 | 844 | 109 | 85 | 135 | 202 | 204 | 199 | 193 | 126 | 38 | 1206 | 2497 | 2383 |