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 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IV. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1906.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the Borough. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the Borough. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Public Institutions in the Borough. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No. 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 10 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
Scarlet Fever | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | |
Whooping Cough | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 10 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 19 | 13 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | 6 | |
Enteritis | 11 | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Other Septic diseases | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 57 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 45 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 115 | |
Other Tubercular diseases | 22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 1 | 29 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 93 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 44 | |
Bronchitis | 47 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
Pneumonia | 57 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Venereal diseases | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Premature birth | 24 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Heart diseases | 32 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Accidents | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | |
Suicides | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 14 | |
All other causes | 370 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 116 | 177 | 61 | 63 | 39 | 49 | 45 | 72 | 32 | 109 | |
All causes | 850 | 111 | 60 | 23 | 34 | 300 | 322 | 131 | 127 | 92 | 83 | 115 | 197 | 93 | 494 |
Note.—It will be noted that the total number of deaths in the Ward distribution is 12 less
than the total number of deaths at the age periods. This is accounted for by the fact
that in these cases a definite address was not registered. (See note at foot of
TABLE II.)