Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents" whether occurri rig within or without the District. | ||||||||||
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | ' 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years, | | 75 and upwards. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
All causes | 1399 | 137 | 40 | 54 | 49 | 57 | 341 | 392 | 280 | 249 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 31 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Croup | 23 | .. | 1 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 34 | 2 | — | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 104 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
Cancer, malignant disease | 164 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 82 | 37 | 27 |
Rheumatic Fever | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Diabetes | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | .. |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 55 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Heart Disease | 176 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 45 | 38 |
Arteriosclerosis | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 19 | 10 | |
Bronchitis | 123 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 114 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | .. | .. | |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 15 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |
Diarrhoea, &c. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | ||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Acute and chronic Nephritis | 33 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
Puerperal Sepsis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Par-turition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 51 | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicides | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other deaths from violence | 56 | 3 | l | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other defined diseases | 247 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 59 | 45 | .84 |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |