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 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1907.
Causes or Death. | Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Deaths at all Ages ok "Residents "belonging to localities whether occurring in or beyond the DI8TRICT. | total deaths whether of "residents" or "non-residents " 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. | Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Holborn. | |||
Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | |
Measles | 13 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Whooping Cough | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 29 | |
Diphtheria and Membraneous Croup | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Enteric | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Other Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | |
Epidemic Influenza | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Diarrhœa | 16* | 15* | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6* | 10* | 53 | |
Enteritis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | |
Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
Phthisis | 125 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 99 | 10 | 59 | 66 | 38 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 32 | 6 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 116 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 39 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 24 | |
Bronchitis | 82 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 15 | |
Pneumonia | 89 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 73 | |
Pleurisy | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 28 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | |
Venereal Diseases | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Premature Birth | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 14 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Heart Diseases | 100 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 53 | 47 | 33 | |
Accidents | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | |
Suicides | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
All other causes | 233 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 99 | 88 | 104 | 129 | 211 | |
All causes | 912 | 132 | 93 | 19 | 31 | 407 | 230 | 416 | 496 | 685 |
*Under the heading Diarrhœa, as regards children under one year of age are included all deaths classified as
Diarrhœal diseases in Table V. as requested by the Local Government Board.