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Chelsea 1903

Annual report for 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE X.—(iv.)Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903.

Causes or Death.Deaths is or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
All Ages.Under 1 Year.1 and under 5.5 and udner 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Chelsea North.Chelsea South.
Small-pox....................
Measles143101......594
Scarlet Fever21..1......11..
Whooping-cough2912161......21810
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup4..31......221
Croup....................
FeverTyphus....................
Enteric4......13..22..
Other continued....................
Epidemic Influenza611....31241
Cholera....................
Plague....................
Diarrhœa (See Notes at foot)30242....22131711
Enteritis (See Notes at foot)10621....1558
Puerperal Fever7......16..612
Erysipelas5..1....31231
Other septic Diseases31....11..21..
Phthisis119..3369897148168
Other Tubercular Diseases2810103131181024
Cancer, Malignant Diseases94..1..264274450157
Bronchitis1483720....32597771125
Pneumonia49783..1613292037
Pleurisy3........12215
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs1........1..1..4
Alcoholism- Cirrhosis of Liver21......116412912
Venereal Diseases76......1..432
Premature Birth2727..........15121
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition2......11..11..
Heart Diseases12681366251557196
Accidents5012723179232718
Suicides12......183933
All other causes33068953120125166164274
All causes1131218942429458308588543964

Notes .—(a) In this Table all deaths of "Residents" occurring in public institutions, whether within or
without the district, are to be included with the other deaths in the columns for the several
age grouprt (columns 2-8). They are, also, in columns 9-15, to be included among the deaths
in their respective " Localities according to the previous addresses of the deceased as given
by the Registrars. Deaths of " Non-residents " occurring in public institutions in the district
are in like manner to be excluded from columns 2-8 and 9-15 of this Table.
(b) See notes on Table I. as to meaning of "Residents" and "Non-residents, and as to the
"Tublic Institutions" to be taken into account for the purposes of these Tables. The
" Idealities" should be the same as those in Tables II. and III.
(c) All deaths occurring in public institutions situated within the district, whether of "Residents"
or of "Non-residents," are, in addition to being dealt with as in note (a), to be entered in
the last column of this Table. The total number in this column should equal the figures for
the year in column 9. Table I.
(d) The total deaths in the several "Localities" in columns 9-15 of this table should equal those
for the year in the same localities in Table II., sub-columns c. The total deaths at all ages in
column 2 of this Table should equal the gross total of columns 9-15, and the figures for the
year in column 12 of Table I.
(e) Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" are to be included deaths certified as from Diarrhœa,
alone or in combination with some other cause of ill-defined nature; and also deaths
certified as from
Epidemic Enteritis;
Zymotic Enteritis;
Epidemic Diarrhoea. Summer Diarrhoea;
Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhoea;
Choleraic Diarrhoea. Cholera, Cholera nostras (in the absence of Asiatic Cholera).
Under the heading of " Enteritis " are to be included those certified as from Gastro-enteritis, Muco-enteritis,
and Gastric Catarrh, unless from information obtained by enquiry from the certifying practitioner or
otherwise, the Medical Officer of Health should have reason for including such deaths, especially those
of infants, under the specific term "Diarrhoea?"
Deaths from Diarrhoea secondary to some other well-defined disease should be included under the latter.
In recording the facts under the various headings of Tables I., II., III. and IV., attention has been given
to the notes on the Tables.