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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1905
Sixth annual report year ended 31st March 1906
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| 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 occuring in or beyond the district. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non Residents in Public Institutions 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. | North District. | Centre District. | South District. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Croup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Typhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fever-Enteric | 5 | 0 | 0 | i | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other continued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 12 | 0 | 2 | i | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *Diarrhœa | 9 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 22 | 6 |
| *Enteritis | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| *Puerperal Fever | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Septic Diseases Phthisis (Pulmonary | 52 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 24 |
| Tuberculosis) | 142 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 100 | 12 | 64 | 57 | 21 | 15 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 50 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 11 |
| *Cancer, Malignant Disease | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 24 |
| Bronchitis | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 74 | 58 | 66 | 30 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia | 158 | 46 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 71 | 60 | 27 | 21 |
| Pleurisy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Venereal Diseases | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Premature Birth Diseases and Accidents of | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Parturition | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Heart Diseases | 144 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 69 | 24 | 19 |
| Accidents | 60 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 32 |
| Suicides | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Murder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All other Causes | 386 | 105 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 115 | 136 | 188 | 133 | 65 | 61 |
| All Causes | 1643 | 414 | 163 | 44 | 66 | 563 | 393 | 718 | 644 | 281 | 245 |
*See notes on next page.