Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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Outlying Deaths.
The practice (to which reference was made in the Annual Report
for 1904, page 74) of forwarding information concerning deaths of
"residents" of other places, to the Medical Officer of Health for the
district to which they belong, immediately upon receipt of the Registrar's
weekly Return, has been continued during the year.
Information concerning 57 such deaths has been transmitted to the following districts (excluding the Metropolitan Boroughs:—
| Acton. | Lee on-Solent. |
| Charlton. | Leytonstone. |
| Chiswick. | Lower Walmer. |
| Croydon. | Manchester. |
| Ealing. | Merton. |
| East Dulwich. | Morton-in-Marsh. |
| Edmonton. | Penge. |
| Epping. | Pinner. |
| Forest Gate. | Purley. |
| Gateshead. | Richmond. |
| Great Malvern. | Rickmansworth. |
| Goodmayes. | Wallington. |
| Groombridge. | Watford. |
| Han well. | West Ealing. |
| Hendon. | Willesden. |
| Harrow. | Wood Green. |
| Hornsey. | Worthing. |
| Kingston. |
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 118.
| Age Periods. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to65. | 65 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 133 | 56 | 16 | 38 | 303 | 277 | 823 |
Under one year the mortality was 133, a decrease of 28 as
compared with the previous year.