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 Strand District, London]
This page requires JavaScript
32 appendix. appendix. 33
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Total Deaths | AGE AT TIME OF DEATH. | REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 and up. | St. Anne. | Strand. | ||||||||||||||||
Males | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
I.—SPECIFIC FEBRILE, OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Measles | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Whooping Cough | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Diphtheria | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
Enteric Fever | 4 | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Influenza | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
2. Diarrhœal Diseases | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||
3. Malarial ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4. Zoogenous ,, | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Phthisis „ | 78 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 51 | 27 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |||
5 | 1 | -_ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
7. Septic | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
II. PARASITIC DISEASES | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
III.—DIETIC DISEASES | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||
IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malignant Disease | 20 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | |||
Acute Rheumatism | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
Rheumatism and Gout | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Other Constitutional Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
V.—LOCAL DISEASES— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Convulsions and Dentition | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 38 | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 25 | |||
2. Diseases of Circulatory System | 39 | — | — | 1 | - | - | — | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 17 | ||
3. Diseases of Respiratory System | 103 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | - | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 61 | 42 | ||||
4. Diseases of Digestive System | 17 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
9 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | - | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
7. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
8. Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
9. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
10. Diseases of Gland like Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11. Diseases of Lymphatic System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
VI.—DEVELOPMENTAL— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debility at Birth | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Old Age | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
VII.—ACCIDENT AND VIOLENCE | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
VIII—PLUMBISM | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Totals | 437 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 116 | 73 | 131 | 117 | 247 | 190 |
C