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 1909
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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 Public Institutions 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 | 51 | 12 | 36 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 1 | |
Whooping-cough | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and membraneous croup | 10 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic influenza | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 51 | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 22 | .. | 18 | |
Other tubercular diseases | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | .. | 4 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 29 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | .. | 14 | |
Bronchitis | 92 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .. | 25 | 51 | 19 | 38 | 35 | .. | 20 | |
Pneumonia | 56 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 10 | |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Venereal diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Premature birth | 23 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 15 | .. | 6 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 22 | .. | 15 | |
Heart diseases | 46 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | .. | 7 | |
Accidents | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 123 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 68 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 1 | 55 | |
All causes | 542 | 89 | 82 | 17 | 20 | 175 | 159 | 164 | 162 | 216 | 40 | 166 |