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 1913
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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. |
| Diseases of the Thyroid | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Diseases of the Larynx | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 93 | 150 |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 35 | 22 | 8 | 8 | .. | 73 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 42 | 89 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 56 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | l | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Pulmonary Congestion, Pulmonary Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Diseases of Pharynx, Ton sillitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 83 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | 101 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 50 | 107 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Cirrhosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Peritonitis (cause unknown) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Acute Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Chronic Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| Other Diseases of the Kidney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Urinary Calculi | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of the Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Diseases of the Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
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| Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of the Female General Organ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Genito- Urinary System) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Other causes incident to Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Diseases of Skin and Cellular Tissue | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Diseases of Locomotor System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Premature Birth | 102 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 102 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 | 49 | 102 |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Diseases of Umbilicus | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Debility, Atrophy, Marasmus | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 10 | 34 |
| Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 48 | 20 | 38 | 58 |
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| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Conflagration | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Suffocation in bed | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Deaths by Accident | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 41 |
| Total Deaths from Accidents | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 59 |