Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1907
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Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Publicc-Institutons in the District (Metropolitan Asylum Board's South Eastern Hospital). | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public-Institutions beyond the District. | |||||||||
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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. | North District. | South District. | Central District. | ||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | |
Measles | 55 | 17 | 32 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 22 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 79 | 8 | 48 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 73 | 69 | 10 | |
Whooping-cough | 35 | 15 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 20 | .. | 1 | |
Diphtheria and membraneous croup | 109 | 10 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 103 | 96 | 6 | |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Fever- | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 2 | |
Other continued | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic influenza | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 20 | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .. | 3 | |
Enteritis | 25 | 18 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 | 4 | 13 | .. | 5 | |
Puerperal fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other septic diseases | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Phthisis | 181 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 124 | 5 | 64 | 46 | 71 | 4 | 53 | |
Other tubercular diseases | 37 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .. | 14 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 11 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 82 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 56 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 25 | .. | 28 | |
Bronchitis | 178 | 35 | 25 | 1 | .. | 35 | 82 | 44 | 49 | 85 | .. | 29 | |
Pneumonia | 190 | 47 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 18 | 59 | 41 | 90 | 7 | 45 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | .. | 10 | |
Venereal diseases | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Premature Birth | 62 | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Heart diseases | 149 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 46 | 41 | 49 | 59 | .. | 40 | |
Accidents | 49 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 25 | |
Suicides | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .. | 4 | |
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Manslaughter | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
All other causes | 471 | 114 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 111 | 203 | 126 | 155 | 190 | 5 | 206 | |
All causes | 1833 | 377 | 302 | 100 | 85 | 569 | 400 | 500 | 450 | 883 | 208 | 497 |