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 for the year 1912
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Diseases. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | Total under 5. | 5-10. | 10-15 | 15-25. | 25-35. | 35-45. | 45-55. | 55-65. | 65-75. | Over 75. | Males. | Females. | Total All Ages. |
Uterine Tumour (not cancer- ous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ovarian Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Genito- Urinary System) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
Other causes incident to Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
Diseases of Skin and Cellular Tissue | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Diseases of Locomotor System | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
Congenital Malformation | 16 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 6 | 24 |
Atelectasis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Premature Birth | 81 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 81 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 40 | 81 |
Injury at Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Diseases of U mbilicus | 2 | .. | .... | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Debility, Atrophy, Marasmus Old Age | 47 .. | 3 .. | .. | .. .. | .. .. | 50 .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. 1 | .. 16 | .. 70 | 32 29 | 18 58 | 50 87 |
Accident. | ||||||||||||||||||
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Conflagration.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Burns and Scalds | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
Suffocation in bed | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
Other Deaths by Accident | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 42 |
Total Deaths from Accidents | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 67 |
Included in above are Deaths | ||||||||||||||||||
in connection with— | ||||||||||||||||||
Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Vehicular and Horses | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 |