Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1910 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE IV.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Re-sidents or Non-residents in Public Institu-tions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and Upwards. | Total | N.E. | S.W. | No Home. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 58 | 16 | 41 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 22 | |
| Scarlet fever | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 34 | 19 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 14 | 20 | ... | 12 | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 20 | 1 | 13 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 14 | 6 | ... | 8 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | 18 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ... | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | 6 |
| Enteric | |||||||||||||
| Other continued | |||||||||||||
| Epidemic influenza | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhæa | 43 | 32 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 19 | 24 | ... | 49 | |
| Enteritis | 45 | 35 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 33 | ... | 13 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 8 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Phthisis, (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 176 | ... | 3 | 5 | 21 | 143 | 4 | 176 | 85 | 90 | 1 | 114 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 66 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 31 | 35 | ... | 73 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 131 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 87 | 36 | 131 | 69 | 58 | 81 | ||
| Bronchitis | 198 | 39 | 12 | ... | 2 | 57 | 88 | 198 | 106 | 89 | 3 | 75 | |
| Pneumonia | 213 | 68 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 21 | 213 | 95 | 116 | 2 | 136 | |
| Pleurisy | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 14 | |
| Other diseases of Respira-tory organs | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 14 | |
| Venereal diseases | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Premature birth | 92 | 92 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92 | 48 | 44 | ... | 9 | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart diseases | 191 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 95 | 65 | 191 | 106 | 83 | 2 | 115 | |
| Accidents | 95 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 95 | 33 | 62 | ... | 25 | |
| Suicides | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Old age | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 68 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 27 | ||
| Meningitis | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | ... | 14 | |||
| Kidney disease | 77 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 24 | 77 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 52 | |
| All other causes | 327 | 130 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 103 | 67 | 327 | 173 | 149 | 5 | 220 | |
| All causes | 2003 | 516 | 227 | 58 | 73 | 715 | 414 | 2003 | 985 | 989 | 29 | 1100 | |