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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Deaths from Tubercular Diseases, Years 1901–05.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | All Ages. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | 85— | ||
| Males. | ||||||||||||||
| Tubercular disease of brain or meninges, acute hydrocephalus | 15 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 73 |
| Laryngeal and pulmonary phthisis | 3 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 51 | 170 | 275 | 211 | 124 | 60 | 14 | — | 959 |
| Tabes mesenterica, tubercular disease of intestine | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 39 |
| General tuberculosis, tubercular disease of undefined position | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 59 | |
| Other forms of tuberculosis, scrofula | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 |
| Total | 48 | 71 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 70 | 181 | 285 | 226 | 127 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 1,156 |
| Females. | ||||||||||||||
| Tubercular disease of brain or meninges, acute hydrocephalus | 20 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
| Laryngeal and pulmonary phthisis | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 117 | 149 | 99 | 59 | 26 | 7 | — | 550 |
| Tabes mesenterica, tubercular disease of intestine | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 |
| General tuberculosis, tubercular disease of undefined position | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 43 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis, scrofula | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 |
| Total | 38 | 65 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 52 | 130 | 157 | 103 | 61 | 28 | 7 | — | 705 |