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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TABLE IV.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether oc-curring in or beyond the Borough. | Deaths at all ages of "Resi-dents" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or be-yond the Borough. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-resi-dents" in Public Institutions in the Borough. | ||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No. 4 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | l5 | 16 | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Measles | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||
Scarlet Fever | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 63 | |||
Whooping Cough | 12 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
Diphtheria (including Mem-branous Croup) | 6 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 43 | ||
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Epidemic Influenza | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Diarrhœa | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
Enteritis | 9 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | |||
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Other Septic diseases | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | ||||
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tu-berculosis) | 61 | .. | 1 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | l6 | 6 | 99 | ||
Other Tubercular diseases | 6 | 14 | 3 | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .. | 11 | ||||
Cancer, malignant disease | 69 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 40 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 46 | ||
Bronchitis | 59 | 6 | .. | .. | 12 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 16 | |||
Pneumonia | 64 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |||
Pleurisy | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
Venereal diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||
Premature birth | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | |||
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Heart diseases | 32 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 13 | |||
Accidents | 18 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
Suicides | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
All other causes | 348 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 113 | 180 | 75 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 43 | 63 | 46 | 93 | ||
Found drowned | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
All causes | 817 | 98 | 56 | 29 | 22 | 303 | 152 | 114 | 86 | 68 | 114 | 179 | 94 | 472 |
Note.—It will be noted that the total number of deaths in the Ward distribution is 10 less
than the total number of deaths at the age periods. This is accounted for by the fact
that in these cases a definite address was not registered. (See note at foot of
TABLE ii.)