Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1924
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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1924.
Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents'' whether occurring withi or without 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 | 12,332 | 219 | 93 | 82 | 59 | 67 | 220 | 615 | 977 |
Enteric Fever | 3 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 1 | ••• | 1 | ••• |
Small-pox | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Measles | 75 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 5 | ••• | 2 | ••• | ••• |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Whooping-Cough | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Diphtheria | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Influenza | 67 | 1 | 3 | ••• | ••• | 3 | 8 | 18 | 34 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | ••• | 1 | 1 | 1 | ••• | 1 | 1 | ••• |
Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 120 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 3 | 26 | 57 | 32 | 2 |
Other tuberculous diseases | 29 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ••• |
Cancer, Malignant disease | 293 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 5 | 25 | 138 | 124 |
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | ••• | ••• | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ••• |
Diabetes | 13 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | 5 | 7 |
Cerebral Hœmorrhage, etc. | 91 | 2 | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | 2 | 33 | 53 |
Heart Disease | 322 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 4 | 6 | 13 | 85 | 214 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 116 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 2 | 27 | 87 |
Bronchitis | 213 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ••• | ••• | 10 | 56 | 133 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 258 | 59 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 65 |
Other respiratory diseases | 39 | ••• | ••• | 2 | 2 | ••• | 1 | 10 | 24 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 19 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 4 | 12 | 3 |
Diarrhœa, etc. | 29 | 18 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 5 | ... | ••• | ••• | ... | ••• | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | ... | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 3 | ••• | ••• |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 2 | ••• | ••• | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 85 | 83 | ••• | 1 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• |
Suicide | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 11 | 2 | ||
Other deaths from violence | 64 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
Other Defined Diseases | 394 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 111 | 202 | |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | ••• | ••• | ••• | ••• | 1 | ••• | ••• |