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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hampstead 1903

Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: DEATHS AT VARIOUS AGES. The following table shews the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shewn in Table IV., page 120.

DEATHS AT VARIOUS AGES. The following table shews the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shewn in Table IV., page 120.

Age Periods.Under 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards.At all Ages.
Deaths126512237322279837

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Under one year, the mortality was 126, a decrease of 7 as compared
with the previous year.
The following table shows that while Whooping Cough, Epidemic
Diarrhoea, and Pneumonia have contributed more deaths than in the
previous year, the diminished mortality is due to a fewer number from
Accidents, Measles, Tubercular Diseases, and other unclassified causes.

Table: Table showing the Causes of Death of Children under the Age of One Year.

Table showing the Causes of Death of Children under the Age of One Year.

Measles3Pneumonia17
Whooping Cough6Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs1
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup1
Venereal Diseases1
Epidemic Influenza1Premature Birth23
Diarrhœa4Heart Diseases1
Epidemic Diarrhoea8Accidents1
Tubercular Diseases2Murder1
Bronchitis5All other causes51
Total126