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Chelsea 1908

Annual report for 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE XVI.—(iv.)
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1908.
Causes of Death.
Deaths in or belonging to whole
District at subjoined Ages.
Deaths in
or belonging
to
Localities
(at all
Ages.)
Total Dkaths in
Public Institutions
in the District.
AH Ages.
Under
1 Year.
1 and
under 5.
5 and
under 15.
15 and
under 25.
25 and
under 65.
65 and
upwards.
North
Chelsea.
South
Chelsea.
Small-pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Measles
12
4
7
...
...
1
...
4
8
3
Scarlet Fsver
7
...
3
4
...
...
...
5
2
....
Whooping-cough
18
11
7
...
...
...
...
9
9
9
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)
13
2
7
4
...
...
...
4
9
3
Croup
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
Typhus
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Fever- Enteric
5
...
...
1
1
3
...
4
1
2
Other continued
...
...
,,,
...
...
...
...
Epidemic Influenza
31
...
1
...
...
12
18
18
13
8
Cholera
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Plague
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diarrhoea (see Notes on next page)
35
27
5
...
...
1
2
20
15
23
Enteritis (see Notes on next page)
15
9
2
...
...
1
3
7
8
25
Puerperal Fever {see Notes on next page)
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
Erysipelas
2
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
...
1
Other Septic Diseases
7
...
2
...
...
1
4
5
2
10
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)
97
...
...
4
7
76
10
50
17
149
Other Tuberculous Diseases
22
5
6
6
1
4
...
13
9
60
Cancer, Malignant Diseases (see Notes on
next page)
72
...
...
...
1
41
30
37
35
165
Bronchitis
137
22
8
...
1
34
72
65
72
119
Pneumonia
51
8
5
2
2
16
18
28
23
66
Pleurisy
9
2
...
...
6
1
4
5
7
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs
7
...
...
...
3
4
3
4
1
Alcoholism—Cirrhosis of Liver
24
...
...
1
...
20
3
13
11
...
Venereal Diseases
8
4
1
...
...
2
1
2
6
4
Premature Birth
25
25
...
...
...
...
...
15
10
1
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition
3
...
...
...
2
I
...
2
1
...
Heart Diseases
132
...
...
3
3
55
71
64
68
81
Accidents
42
9
4
3
4
17
5
21
21
21
Suicides
10
...
...
...
1
6
3
5
5
...
Meningitis
4
3
...
...
...
1
...
3
1
6
Diabetes
6
...
...
...
1
3
2
2
4
5
Rheumatic Fever
3
...
...
1
...
1
1
2
1
1
All other causes
305
38
3
1
8
89
166
157
148
275
All causes
1104
167
64
30
32
396
415
566
538
1061