Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table IX.—
(International system of Classification.)
Causes of Death. | Ages. | All Ages. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | ||
Small pox:— | ||||||||||||||
(a) Vaccinated | - | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | - | 26 |
(b) Unvaccinated | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | - | 11 |
(c) No statement | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 2 |
Measles | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | 43 |
Scarlet fever | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
Typhus fever | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Epidemic influenza | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | |
Whooping cough | 12 | 22 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Diphtheria, membranous croup | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Enteric fever | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4. | 4 | 1 | - | — | - | - | 22 |
Asiatic cholera | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diarrhoea, dysentery | 27 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 37 |
Epidemic or zymotic enteritis | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Ulcerative colitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
Chicken pox | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Continued fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Syphilis | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | 13 |
Gonorrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Phagædena | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | —• | - | — | — | 2 | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Pyæmia, septicæmia | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
Puerperal fever | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 4 |
Infective endocarditis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | - | — | 9 |
Carbuncle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 2 | |
Angina ludovici | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |