Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT VARIOUS AGES IN EACH SEX.
TABLE IV.
Causes of Death at Various Ages In Each Sex. Paddington. 1901.
Corrected for Non-Residents dying within the Borough, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying without the Borough.
Causes of Death. | Under 1. | 1-5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—65. | 65 and Upw'rds | All Ages. | ||||||||
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M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | P. | |
Sumall- pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 1 | .. | 7 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Scarlet Fever | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
Tvphus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
Whooping-cough | 16 | 7 | 16 | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 19 | 51 |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | .. | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
Group | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarroa, Dysentery | 37 | 40 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 49 | 90 |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 21 | 21 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
Enteritis | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
Other Septic Diseases:— | |||||||||||||||
infective Endocarditis .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cellulitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Pyæmia | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Uleerative Stomatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 18 | 30 |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 12 | 69 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 60 | 151 |
Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | 5 | 6 | .. | 3 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 38 | 65 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 95 | 148 |
Premature Mirth | 30 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 29 | 59 |
Developmental Diseases .. | 44 | 44 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 52 | 46 | 98 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 27 | 59 | 27 | 60 | 87 |
Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ., | 10 | 7 | 17 | ||
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||
Organic Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 52 |
Acute Bronchitis | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | . , | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 44 | 80 | ||
Chronic Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 69 | 119 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 16 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 69 |
Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
Nephritis and Blight's Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 54 |
Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 9 |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 68 | |||
Deaths by Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 13 |
Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Syphilis | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | . . | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Convulsions | 11 | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
" Heart Disease " | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 23 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 52 | 90 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 83 |
All Other Causes | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 51 | 34 I | 49 | 125 | 116 | 241 |
All Causes | 241 | 214 | 121 | 71 | 22 | 38 | 23 | 38 | 381 | 362 | 208 | 338 | 996 | 1061 | 2057 |