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
Kensington 1915
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1915
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TABLE VIII.-continued.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Classification No. | Totals— All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | Totals— 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. | Totals— Above Five Years. | ||||||||||||||
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| Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Total | ||
| Brought forward | 2019 | 933 | 1086 | 113 | 85 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 58 | 226 | 209 | 435 | 20 | 36 | 27 | 44 | 132 | 112 | 248 | 252 | 280 | 433 | 707 | 877 | 1584 | |
| DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM—continued. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Pharynx | 100 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Perforating Ulcer of Stomach | 102 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Inflammation of Stomach | 103A | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of the Stomach | 103B | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 104 & 105AH | 99 | 51 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 73 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Appendicitis | 108 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Hernia | 109A | 11 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 109B | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of the Intestines | 110 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of the Liver, &c. | 113AC | 35 | 19 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| Biliary Calculi | 114 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other Diseases of the Liver | 115 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Peritonitis (cause unstated) | 117 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of the Digestive System | 118 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total for Diseases of the Digestive System | 229 | 115 | 114 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 43 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 142 | |
| VI.—NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Nephritis | 119 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease, &c. | 120AB | 79 | 36 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 79 | |
| Other Diseases of the Kidney | 122AD | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Calculi of the Urinary Passage | 123 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Diseases of the Bladder | 124 | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Diseases of the Prostate | 126 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| Uterine Tumour | 129 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of the Uterus | 130 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Ovarian Cyst | 131 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the female genital organs | 132 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Total for non-Yenereal Diseases of the Genito Urinary System and Annexa | 106 | 54 | 52 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 53 | 52 | 105 | |
| Carried forward | 2353 | 1101 | 1252 | 145 | 114 | 78 | 78 | 48 | 60 | 271 | 252 | 523 | 22 | 38 | 30 | 47 | 145 | 131 | 308 | 304 | 325 | 480 | 830 | 1000 | 1830 | |