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 the year 1896
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TABLE II.
TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH at Various Ages
CAUSES. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | From 1 Year to 5. | From 5 Years to 20. | From 20 Years to 40. | From 40 Years to 60. | From 60 Years to 80. | 80 Years and upwards. |
Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Croup | 1 | .. | . | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhus Fever | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhoid Fever | 11 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Fevers of a Doubtful Nature | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | • • | .. | 1 | ] | — | — |
Pyæmia | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Carbuncle | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
Dysentery | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diarrhoea | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cholera (Simple) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cholera (Asiatic) . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Disease of Male Organs of Generation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
„ Female „ „ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — |
Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Privation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Want of Breast Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Purpura and Scurvy | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — |
Intemperance | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | — | — | — |
Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dropsy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cancer | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 9 | — |
Sarcoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mortification | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scrofula | 7 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | — | — |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phthisis | 32 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | — |
Leucocythemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Lymphadenoma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | - |
Apoplexy | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
Paralysis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
Chorea | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Epilepsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Convulsions | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Disease of Brain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Cerebral Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | — | — | — |
Aneurism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Disease of Heart | 37 | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
Bronchitis and Asthma | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | — |
Disease of Lungs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | — | — |
Pneumonia | 18 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Pleurisy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | I | — |
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
Disease of Stomach | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | — | — |
„ ,, Intestines | 15 | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | l | 2 | — |
Peritonitis | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Hernia | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Disease of Liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
„ „ Spleen and Pancreas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
„ „ Kidney | 25 | .. | . | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | — |
„ „ Bladder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
„ „ Joints and Bones | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — |
„ ,, Spine | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
„ .. Skin | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
Diabetes | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | — | — |
Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | - | - | — | — | — | — |
Congenital Malformations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Teething | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Childbirth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Old Age | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atrophy and Debility | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | - |
Injuries | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — |
Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — |
Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — |
Abscess | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | ||
Ether | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | — |
Suffocation | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | - |
Drowning | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Pistol Shot Wound | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | — | — | - |
Cause not specified | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
340 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 85 | 99 | 53 | 5 |