Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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TABLE IV.
| 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 LoCALITIKS, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under i year. | i and under 5- | 5 and under 15- | 15 and under 25- | 25 and under 65- | 65 and upwards. | 0 t/i iz h cc | I.illie Ward. | Walliam Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munser Ward. | llurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | Residents. | Non-Residents. | Total. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 71 | 19 | 49 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 34 | .. | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Scarlet fever | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 12 | 40 | 52 | |
| Whooping-cough | 34 | 14 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 32 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | 5 | 98 | 69 | 90 | ||||
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever Enteric | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1 Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic influenza | 33 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| " cerebro-spinal meningitis | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa | 112 | 97 | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 43 | ||
| Enteritis | 28 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Puerperal fever | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 199 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 150 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 98 | 47 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 70 | 8 | 78 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 87 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 6 | .. | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 99 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Cancer,malignant disease | 117 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 36 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 11 V | 11 | 17 | .. | 17 | |
| « • Bronchitis | 183 | 21 | 8 | .. | 1 | 50 | 103 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 36 |
| Pneumonia | 203 | 74 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 47 | 9 | 41 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 39 |
| Pleurisy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 13 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Cirrhosis of liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Venereal diseases | 20 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | |
| Premature birth | 101 | 101 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Old age | 66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 65 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 21 | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's disease | 97 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 61 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 47 |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||
| Heart diseases | 140 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 47 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| Accidents | 75 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Suicides | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Homicide | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All other causes | 445 | 130 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 169 | 96 | 46 | 85 | 39 | 50 | 110 | 38 | 55 | 32 | 70 | 8 | 78 |
| All causes 2 | 157 | 545 | 89 | 76 | 761 | 449 | 157 | 344 | 232 | 273 | 508 | 144 | 369 | 140 | 454 | 150 | 604 | |
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An extended table of the causes of death is given in the appendix.