London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1915
This page requires JavaScript
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE III
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1915.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
| Causes of Death. | Next Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents" or " Non-residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1921 | 277 | 89 | 96 | 74 | 72 | 259 | 477 | 577 | 730 |
| Uncertified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Measles | 47 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Influenza | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 203 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 73 | 70 | 11 | 95 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 71 | 65 | 63 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Meningitis | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 74 | 77 | 53 | |
| Bronchitis | 152 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 94 | 53 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 240 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 53 | 42 | 83 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 55 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Alcoholism | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 36 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 65 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 48 | |
| Suicide | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Other defined Diseases | 428 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 92 | 215 | 181 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2_ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 192I | 277 | 89 | 96 | 74 | 72 | 259 | 477 | 577 | 730 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |