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 1905
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
(This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board).
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30TH, 1905.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public I nstitutions in the District (Metropolitan Asylum Board's South Eastern Hospital). | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | ||||||||
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All ages. | Under I year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | North District. | South District. | Central District. | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | l6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 |
Whooping-cough | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 6 | .. | 2 |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 7 |
Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fever Enteric | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic influenza | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 84 | 66 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 37 | 5 | 42 | .. | 5 |
Enteritis | 20 | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | .. | 5 |
Puerperal fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Erysipelas | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Other septic diseases | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
Phthisis | 150 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 104 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 63 | .. | 61 |
Other tubercular diseases | 32 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .. | 11 | 5 | 16 | .. | 13 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 100 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 67 | 30 | 25 | 42 | 33 | .. | 32 |
Bronchitis | 185 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 65 | 67 | 46 | 72 | .. | 19 |
Pneumonia | 130 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 12 | 58 | 19 | 53 | .. | 25 |
Pleurisy | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 9 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 |
Alcoholism | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 5 |
Cirrhosis of liver | ||||||||||||
Venereal diseases | 8 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
Premature Birth | 61 | 61 | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 18 | 10 | 33 | .. | 3 |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 |
Heart diseases | 173 | 7 | .. | 12 | 11 | 87 | 56 | 53 | 59 | 61 | .. | 42 |
Accidents | 70 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 31 | 9 | 30 | .. | 33 |
Suicides | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Murder | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | |
Execution for murder | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
All other causes | 508 | 112 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 118 | 219 | 139 | 164 | 205 | .. | 207 |
All causes | 1642 | 411 | 149 | 69 | 78 | 525 | 410 | 548 | 428 | 666 | .. | 498 |