London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE III. Cause of, and ages at, Death.
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non" Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 738 | 67 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 132 | 210 | 216 | 355 | 383 | 582 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 22 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Influenza | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 92 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 45 | 47 | 27 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 34 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 23 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 36 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 30 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | .— | — | 1 | — | 13 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 69 | — | —_ | —_ | 2 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 24 | |
| Bronchitis | 80 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 67 | 12 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 50 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 66 | |
| Appendicitis &Typhlitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 15 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | —_ | —_ | — | 1 | 2 | —_ | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 49 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 30 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | |
| Suicide | 9 | _— | — | — | —_ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 198 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 59 | 90 | 103 | 95 | 187 | |
| Diseases, Ill-Defined or Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All causes | 738 | 67 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 132 | 240 | 216 | 355 | 383 | 582 | |
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