Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1919.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | 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 years and upwards. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2. Small pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | M | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 7. Influenza | M | 37 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 7 | 9 |
| F | 58 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 26 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 8. Erysipelas | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | M | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| F | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 6 | ... | ||
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | M | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 25 | 23 |
| F | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 34 | 29 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | m | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14. Meningitis (A) | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | m | 70 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 34 |
| F | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 18 | 42 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | M | 34 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 20 |
| F | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 32 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 30 | 8 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| F | 34 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| 18. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| F | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 19. D iarrhœa, &c. (B) | 11 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| F | 12 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 1. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 21a. Alcoholism | m | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| f | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22. Nephritis and Blight's Disease | m | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| F | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | m | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 24. Parturition apart from puerperal fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 25. Congenital Debility, &c. | m | 25 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 17 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 26. Violence, apart from Suicide | m | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| F | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 27. Suicide | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | M | 135 | 9 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 66 |
| F | 156 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 75 | ||
| 29. Causes ill-defined or unknown | m | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All causes | m | 498 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 63 | 149 | 189 |
| F | 538 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 90 | 138 | 215 | |
| Totals | 1036 | 96 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 153 | 287 | 104 | |
All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the Borough who died outside
it, have been included. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident
elsewhere in England and Wales who died in the Borough have in like manner been
excluded.
(A) Exclusive of "Tuberculous Meningitis" (see Title 10), but inclusive of Oerebro-spinal Meningitis.
(B) Title 19 is used for deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis at all ages.