Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1906. Name of District. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
| 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 occur-ring 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 Dntrict. | ||
| 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 | 56 | 14 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 26 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| Croup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| { T yphus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fever -{Enteric | 8 | 0 | 1 | i | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| {Other continued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 144 | 121 | 21 | i | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 34 | 18 | 27 |
| *Enteritis | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| *Puerperal Fever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Other Sceptic Diseases | 47 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 32 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 158 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 113 | 12 | 88 | 49 | 21 | 29 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 50 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 22 |
| *Cancer, Malignant Disease | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 48 | 52 | 69 | 16 | 30 |
| Bronchitis | 105 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 62 | 46 | 22 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia | 172 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 32 | 82 | 67 | 23 | 27 |
| Pleurisy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver} | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| Venereal Diseases | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .5 | 1 | 2 |
| Heart Diseases | 161 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 20 | 22 |
| Accidents | 50 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 37 |
| Suicides | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sleeping Sickness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All other Causes | 466 | 122 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 140 | 176 | 223 | 172 | 71 | 117 |
| All Causes | 1773 | 433 | 182 | 75 | 55 | 606 | 422 | 837 | 667 | 269 | 394 |
| *See notes on next page. | |||||||||||