Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1913 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE XV. -(III) CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1913.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages op "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a). | Total Deaths whetherof "Residents " or" Non-Residents " in Institution in District (b). | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1 and under 2 yearn. | 2 and under 5 yearn. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 yearn. | 25 and under 45 yearn. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | |
Small Pox | .. | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
Measles | 17 | 2 | 11 | 3 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 3 | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | . . | 1 | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 3 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
Influenza | 12 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 78 | . , | . . | 1 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 146 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 26 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | . . | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 | 30 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 85 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 192 | |
Rheumatic Fever | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | |
Meningitis. See note (d) | 9 | 3 | 1 | . . | 2 | 3 | . . | . . | . . | 10 | |
Organic Heart Disease | 99 | 2 | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 76 | |
Bronchitis | 106 | 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 22 | 76 | 93 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 67 | 11 | 8 | . . | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | . . | 76 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs. | 3 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | •• | 1 | 6 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis. See note (e). | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 4 | 52 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | . . | 4 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 19 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | |
Alcoholism | 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 30 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 5 | 12 | 13 | 29 | |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | . . | . . | . . | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition. | 4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 3 | . . | •• | 2 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth. | 39 | 38 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 17 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 28 | 6 | 1 | . . | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
Suicides. | 8 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
Other Defined Diseases | 108 | 10 | 1 | . . | 4 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 92 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 63 | 5 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | 3 | 17 | 37 | 61 | |
Old Age | 40 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 38 | 57 | |
895 | 112 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 106 | 207 | 374 | 1015 |