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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
Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1928.
| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at subjoined ages of " Residents" whether Occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths of "Residents" and" Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | 0-1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 years upward. | |||
| 1. Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 2. Small-pox | ... | • •• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • •• | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | 36 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | • •• | ... | |
| 5. Whooping-cough | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 6. Diphtheria | 26 | ... | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 7. Influenza | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 138 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 4 | 110 | |
| 11. OtherTuberculous Disease | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 35 | |
| 12. Cancer | 247 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 114 | 121 | 214 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 14. Diabetes | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 76 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | 420 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 27 | 103 | 280 | 437 | |
| 17. Arterio-Sclerosis | 79 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 61 | 11 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | 102 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 18 | 70 | 38 | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 146 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 23 | 124 | |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | 31 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 4 | 32 | |
| 22. Diarrhoea, &c. | 29 | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 22 | |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 21 | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 60 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 27. Other diseases of Pregnancy | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | |
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 65 | 63 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | |
| 29. Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | 79 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 100 | |
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | 300 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 83 | 129 | 299 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All Causes | M. | 980 | 98 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 47 | 103 | 281 | 367 | 904 |
| F. | 974 | 78 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 54 | 97 | 215 | 461 | 843 | |
| Totals | 1954 | 176 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 101 | 200 | 496 | 828 | 1747 | |