Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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| Causes of Death. | Nett deaths at the Subjoined Ages oF " Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages.) | Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | ||||||||||||||
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| Years. | wards. | |||||||||||||||||
| All ages | Under 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 63 upwards | E. | N | N.W. | s. | S.E. | s.w. | ||||
| All { causes { | Certified | 1728 | 428 | 136 | 81 | 72 | 55 | 203 | 357 | 396 | 468 | 392 | 326 | 134 | 207 | 201 | 166 | 585 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 67 | 10 | 34 | 18 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 20 | 6 | |
| Whooping-cough | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 11 | 15 | .. | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and croup | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 44 | 8 | |
| Influenza | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | l | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 144 | 2 | .. | 2 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 41 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 74 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 23 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | 10 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 122 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 20 | .. | 50 | |
| Bronchitis | 155 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 64 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 31 | 15 | .. | 38 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 80 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .. | 11 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 82 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 29 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 188 | 143 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 36 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | |
| Alcoholism | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 105 | 104 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicides) | 56 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. | 31 | |
| Suicides | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Heart Diseases | 105 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 36 | |
| Old Age | 138 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 129 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 13 | .. | 74 | |
| Other defined diseases | 196 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 59 | 47 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 79 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 66 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 7 | .. | 24 | |
| 1728 | 428 | 136 | 81 | 72 | 55 | 203 | 357 | 396 | 468 | 392 | 326 | 134 | 207 | 201 | 166 | 585 | ||