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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 1911
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1911
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE III.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or wfthout the District (a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Institutions in the District. (b) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified (c) | 1913 | 434 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 251 | 398 | 495 | 776 |
| Uncertified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Measles | 34 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup (see note (d)) | 32 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Influenza | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Acute Polio-myelitis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicken-pox | 1 | i | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | I48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 72 | 37 | 6 | 66 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis (see note (e)) ... | l6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease (see note (f) ) | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 71 | 45 | 53 | |
| Bronchitis | 151 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 88 | 44 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 104 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 40 | |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 106 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 39 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (see note (g)) | 206 | 160 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 85 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Alcoholism (see note (h)) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | i | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 22 | |
| Puerperal Fever (see note (i)) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth (see note (j)) | 108 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 74 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 72 | |
| Suicides | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Other defined Diseases | 578 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 71 | 140 | 262 | 248 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1913 | 434 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 251 | 398 | 495 | 776 | |
* Here should be enumerated any deaths from other diseases than those given above, having public
health importance, such as Typhus Fever, Continued Fever, Relapsing Fever, Dysentry, Glanders,
Anthrax, and Lead-poisoning.
See notes on next page.