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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 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IV. 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 district. | Deaths at all Ages of " .Residents " belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the district | Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the Distbict. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Hoiborn. | |||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 42 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Other Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 15 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea | 39* | 37* | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10* | 29* | 116 | |
| Enteritis. | 3* | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | |
| Phthisis | 118 | — | — | — | 11 | 102 | 5 | 66 | 52 | 29 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 29 | 3 | 16 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 13 | 16 | 110 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 55 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 16 | 31 | 24 | 18 | |
| Bronchitis | 105 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 67 | 40 | 65 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia | 95 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 48 | 47 | 61 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 14 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 76 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 44 | 24 | 42 | 34 | 35 | |
| Accidents | 36 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | |
| Suicides | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| All other causes | 251 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 109 | 113 | 138 | 198 | |
| All causes | 949 | 147 | 80 | 22 | 26 | 407 | 267 | 443 | 506 | 745 | |
* Under the heading Diarrhœa, as regards children under one year of aye are included all deaths classified as
Diarrhœal diseases in Table V. as requested by the Local Government Board.