Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1910
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Tear 1910.
Name of District.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoinedAges 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" Residents' or "Nonresidents" in Public Institutions in 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. | Centre. | South. | |||
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 | 67 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 16 | |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Whooping Cough | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 25 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
Croup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fever | Typhus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enteric | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Other continued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Epidemic Influenza | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 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 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 23 | |
*Enteritis | 26 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
*Gastritis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
*Puerperal Fever | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 135 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 97 | 9 | 57 | 46 | 32 | 54 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 38 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 23 | |
*Cancer, malignant disease | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 38 | 37 | 65 | 21 | 67 | |
Bronchitis | 95 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 53 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 27 | |
Pneumonia | 184 | 53 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 32 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 95 | |
Pleurisy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Premature Birth | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Heart Diseases | 144 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 79 | 1 | 70 | 48 | 26 | 42 | |
Accidents | 53 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 53 | |
Suicides | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
All other Causes | 453 | 82 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 139 | 205 | 189 | 170 | 94 | 205 | |
All Causes | 1538 | 304 | 161 | 50 | 71 | 543 | 409 | 685 | 556 | 297 | 655 |
*See notes on next two pages.