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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
Plumstead 1896
Third annual report 1896-7
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TABLE II. B.
Deaths for the Year, arranged for West and East Plumstead.
| West Plumst'd | East Plumst'd | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 5 | over 5 | under 5 | over 5 | under 5 | over 5 | |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 9 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 36 | 21 |
| Membranous Croup | .. | .. | 3 | . . | 8 | .. |
| Enteric Fever | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Continued „ | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal „ | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | 12 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 64 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | .. | 26 | .. | 35 | .. |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 28 | .. | 30 | .. |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | . | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Influenza | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 9 |
| Phthisis | .. | 21 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 76 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 7 |
| Cancer.. | .. | 13 | .. | 26 | .. | 39 |
| Alcoholic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 27 | 51 | 44 | 67 | 71 |
| Pneumonia | ||||||
| Pleurisy | ||||||
| Heart Disease | .. | 30 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 78 |
| Labour and Sequelæ | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
| Premature Birth and Low Vitality | 19 | .. | 58 | .. | 77 | .. |
| Congenital Defects | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Injuries | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 19 |
| All other Diseases | 10 | 54 | 63 | 90 | 73 | 144 |
| Total | 83 | 162 | 354 | 332 | 437 | 494 |