London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Causes or Death. | Deaths at the Subjoined Ages op " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all Ages of " Residents "belonging to Localities whether occurring ih or beyond the district. | Total Deaths whether op " residents " or " nonresidents " in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
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| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Bloomsb ury and St. Giles. | Holborn. | |||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | |
| Measles | 11 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | X | |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | - | 6 | 9 | 36 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| | Enteric | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Other Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea | 22 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 12 | 56 | |
| Enteritis | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 24 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| Phthisis | 148 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 120 | 15 | 80 | 68 | 45 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 13 | 19 | 99 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 49 | — | 1 | — | — | 38 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 19 | |
| Bronchitis | 98 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 52 | 32 | 66 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia | 96 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 44 | 52 | 55 | |
| Pleurisy | 6 | - | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 21 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 84 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 30 | |
| Accidents | 26 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | |
| Suicides | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| All other causes | 254 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 108 | 84 | 128 | 127 | 217 | |
| All causes | 954 | 145 | 75 | 17 | 33 | 457 | 227 | 452 | 502 | 682 | |
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