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Chelsea 1904

Annual report for 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE X.—(iv.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1904.

TABLE X.—(iv.)

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1904.

Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths inor 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 under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Chelsea North.Chelsea South.
Small-pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Measles246162. .. .. .1777
German Measles1. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .
Scarlet Fever6. .2121. .49. .
Whooping-cough2611141. .. .. .1798
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup5. .23. .. .. .23. .
Croup. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
FeverTyphus. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
nteric2. .. .. .11. .2. .. .
Other continued. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Epidemic Influenza204. .. .1691192
Cholera. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Plague. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Diarrhoea (Sec Notes at foot)44365. .. .12251921
Enteritis (See Notes at foot)20113. .. .241377
Puerperal Fever4. .. .. .. .4. .131
Erysipelas5. .. .. .. .5. .142
Other Septic Diseases41. .2. .1. .139
Phthisis1341431211049648170
Other Tubercular Diseases309123372152138
Cancer, Malignant Diseases86. .1. .. .53325333134
Bronchitis196331921459610987151
Pneumonia63168222114333031
Pleurisy1. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs5. .12. .11322
Alcoholism—Cirrhosis of Liver18. .. .. .. .126999
Venereal Diseases43. .. .. .1. .311
Premature Birth3131. .. .. .. .. .20116
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition2. .. .. .. .2. .11. .
Heart Diseases110. .1315154 4535787
Accidents441153219981617
Suicides5. .. .. .. .41233
All other causes32667877108129169157272
All causes12222401023432455359679543978

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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 groups (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
"Public Institutions" to be taken into account for the purposes of these Tables. The
"Localities" 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 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 Diarrhœa ;
Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhœa ;
Choleraic Diarrhæa. 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 "Diarrhœa?"
Deaths from Diarrhœa 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.