Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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TABLE II.
TABLE OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH at Various Ages
CAUSES. | Total Deaths at all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | From 1 Year to 5. | From 5 Years to 20. | From 20 Years to 40. | From 40 Yean to 60. | From 60 Years to 80. | 80 Years and upwards |
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Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Typhoid Fever | 10 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
Pyæmia and Septicæmia | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Puerperal Fever. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Influenza | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Diarrhœa | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rheumatism | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Syphilis | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Disease of Female Organs of Generation | 2 | — | — | — | ] | 1 | — | — |
Privation | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Intemperance | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | — |
Gout | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Cancer | 36 | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 13 | — |
Sarcoma | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Mortification | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Scrofula | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Phthisis | 21 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — |
Leucocythemia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Hydrocephalus | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Apoplexy | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Paralysis | 1 | — | —• | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Disease of Brain | 9 | — | — | 3 | 4 | i | 1 | — |
Cerobral Meningitis | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Aneurism | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Disease of Heart | 39 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — |
Bronchitis | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | — |
Pneumonia | 19 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | — |
Pleurisy | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
Disease of Stomach | 6 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
,, ,, Intestines | 26 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | -• |
Peritonitis | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Hernia | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Disease of Liver | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — |
„ „ Kidney | 15 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — |
„ ,, Bladder | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
„ „ Joints and Bones | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
„ „ Spine | 1 | — | — | — | l | — | — | — |
„ „ Thyroid | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Diabetes | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Teething | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Congenita] Malformation | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Old Age | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Atrophy and Debility | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Injuries | 18 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | — |
Burns and Scalds | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Poison | 1 | — | — | —.. | 1 | — | — | — |
Suffocation | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Drowning | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Neglect at Birth | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Childbirth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Abscess | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Chloroform | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
358 | 50 | 25 | 27 | 81 | 106 | 68 | l |