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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

Southwark 1916

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916

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Table: TABLE 9.—Continued.

TABLE 9.—Continued.

Causes of Death.AGES.All Ages.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-M.F
Scurvy.............................................
Ptomaine Poisoning...........................1............1
Chronic Alcoholism........................1121...32
Acute Alcoholism, Delirium Tremens.....................2...............2...
Lead Poisoning.............................................
Goitre.............................................
Osteo-arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis...........................112...22
Gout...1..................111......31
Cancer, Malignant Disease............2...426376050184103104
Diabetes Mellitus......1.........232121...102
Pnrpura Hæmorrhagica1........................1.........1I
Hæmophilia.............................................
Anaemia, Leucocythæmia.........1.........1123......62
Lymphadenoma, Hodgkin's Disease..................11..................2
Status Lymphaticus11.................................2...
Enlarged Thymus GlandI....................................1...
Graves' Disease.............................................
Premature Birth81....................................4833
Debility at Birth20....................................137
Injury at Birth8....................................12
Congenital Defects361ll...1.....................2416
Want of Breast Milk11.................................2...
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus486.................................3321
Dentition22.................................31
Rickets34.................................43
Old Age, Senile Decay...........................14157357559
Convulsions13....................................85
Menin itis310l...1......11............107
Apoplexy...............1341722421844368
Softening of Brain..........................23......i42
Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis.....................1...451...38
Cerebral Abscess, &c...1....................................1
Insanity, General Paralysis of Insane..................688731...249
Other forms of Insanity.............................................
Cerebral Tumour.........1.........1...............2...
Chorea.............................................
Epilepsy............2222421......15...
Laryngismus Stridulus.............................................
Locomotor Ataxy........................32.........32
Paraplegia. Disease of Spinal Cord1...............12213...156
Peripheral Neuritis.............................................
Progressive Muscular Atrophy........................1............1...
Otitis, Otorrhœa111l...........................22
Epistaxis. Diseases of Nose.............................................
Ophthalmia, Disease of Eye.............................................
Mastoiditis...1...l......1..................3...