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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
Kensington 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1915
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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1915.
| Causes of Death | Nett 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 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. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 2,634 | 364 | 161 | 112 | 66 | 84 | 302 | 634 | 911 | – |
| Uncertified | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 110 | 25 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 37 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | 21 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | |
| Diphtheria, and Croup | 16 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 62 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 183 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 83 | 54 | 10 | 245 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 28 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 49 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 203 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 101 | 82 | 166 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Meningitis | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 336 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 30 | 96 | 198 | 216 | |
| Bronchitis ... | 246 | 32 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 48 | 145 | 168 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 248 | 56 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 47 | 108 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 62 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 31 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 99 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 54 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
| Alcoholism | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 81 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 44 | 25 | 42 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth. | 96 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 52 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 36 | |
| Suicide | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 596 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 163 | 291 | 271 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2,636 | 365 | 161 | 112 | 66 | 84 | 303 | 634 | 911 | 1,547 | ||
15 deaths of members of H.M. Forces have been excluded from this Table.