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 1904
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Total Deaths in Public
Institutions in the District
(Metropolitan
Asylum Board's South
Eastern Hospital).
Deaths of Residents
Registered in Public
Institutions beyond
the District.
..
..
..
4
..
9
..
3
..
12
..
..
..
..
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
..
4
..
1
..
1
3
..
67
..
..
17
..
34
37
..
..
27
..
1
..
3
8
..
..
3
..
2
2
..
..
33
19
..
..
3
184
..
4 8 4
..
Table No. 12.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board).
(TABLE No. IV.)
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1904.
Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.
Deaths in or belonging to
Localities (at all ages).
Causes of Death.
All ages.
under 1 year.
1 and
under 5.
5 and
under 15.
15 and
under 25.
25 and
under 65.
65 and
upwards.
South
District.
North
District.
Central
District
Small-pox
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
38
1
..
..
..
32
3
Measles
73
19
53
Scarlet Fever
11
1
6
4
..
..
..
4
3
4
..
23
9
17
Whoopi ng-cough
49
23
24
2
..
..
Diphtheria and membranous croup
1
..
8
3
5
16
3
7
5
..
Croup
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Fever
Typhus
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Enteric
1
1
2
1
3
..
..
1
..
..
Other continued
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
6
Epidemic influenza
11
..
..
..
5
1
10
..
..
..
..
..
Cholera
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Plague
..
..
..
..
..
..
Diarrhœa
112
87
19
1
..
2
3
37
18
57
7
20
Enteritis
39
23
8
3
..
3
2
12
Puerperal fever
1
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
2
..
1
Erysipelas
1
..
..
1
2
1
4
2
..
1
Other septic diseases
7
1
1
5
..
4
2
..
..
Phthisis
60
40
77
177
5
9
10
31
119
3
Other tubercular diseases
6
..
11
11
21
43
20
10
3
4
36
Cancer, malignant disease
101
..
..
..
6 4
37
21
44
..
Bronchitis
203
55
29
1
3
38
77
70
42
91
6
13
56
27
43
Pneumonia
126
35
34
4
34
Pleurisy
1
1
5
3
3
4
3
10
..
..
1
2
..
..
3
..
3
1
Other diseases of Respiratory organs
5
..
Alcoholism
Cirrhosis of liver
18
8
8
23
..
..
..
5
7
..
..
Venereal diseases
5
3
..
..
2
..
2
3
..
15
16
26
Premature Birth
57
57
..
..
..
..
..
5
3
5
2
Diseases and accidents of parturition
10
..
..
..
..
5
56
166
6
7
87
51
38
72
Heart diseases
11
2
17
Accidents
63
23
7
5
3
18
7
29
17
1
2
2
2
Suicides
6
..
4
1
..
..
5 02
15
15
129
200
135
156
211
All other causes
121
22
64
580
479
765
All causes
182 4
4 8 9
235
72
551
413