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 Holborn Borough]
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Causes of Death. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Total Deaths whether of "Resi-dents " or " Non-Residents' in Insti-tutions in the Borough. | ||||||||||
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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 under 75 years. | 75 and upwards. | |||
All causes | Certified | 120 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 189 | 116 | 87 | |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3. Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4. Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
5. Diphtheria | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6. Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ||
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
9. Tuberculosis of Inspiratory System | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | ... | 11 | ||
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
11. Syphilis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
12. General Paralysis of the insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
13. Cancer, malignant disease | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 59 | |
14. Diabetes | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | |
16. Cerebral Haemorrhage | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | |
16. Heart Disease | 113 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 30 | |
17. Aneurysm | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | |
19. Bronchitis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 7 | 2 | 57 | |
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | |
24. Appendicitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | ... | 13 | |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
26. Other diseases of liver, etc | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
27. Other digestive diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 15 | |
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 22 | |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
30. Other Puerperal Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | |
32. Senility | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | |
33. Suicide | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | |
34. Other Violence | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
35. Other Defined Diseases | 35 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 115 | ||
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
420 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 189 | 116 | 87 | 532 |