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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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD.
This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the 13 weeks ending 3rd july, 1909.
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 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
Whooping-cough | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | ||
Diphthhria and membraneous croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic influenza | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other septic diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Phthisis | 40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 16 | |
Other tubercular diseases | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | .. | 5 | |
Bronchitis | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 8 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 11 | |
Pneumonia | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 12 | |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Venereal diseases | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Heart diseases | 25 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 7 | .. | 8 | |
Accidents | 11 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
All other causes | 115 | 27 | 6 | 3 | .. | 36 | 43 | 25 | 43 | 47 | 1 | 44 | |
All other causes | 344 | 70 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 124 | 90 | 100 | 112 | 132 | 28 | 119 |
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