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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
Paddington 1897
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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Table III. (continued). Females.
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | All Ages. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | |||
| V.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |
| Atelectasis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 18 | 14 | 39 | |
| VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 | |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (eg., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 3. —Diseases of Circulatory System. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ... | 18 | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 63 | |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | ||
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Croup | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Bronchitis . | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 110 | |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 38 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.—Diseases of Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Sore Throat, Quiosy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 9 | |||||
| Enteritis | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ... | 21 | |||
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||