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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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The death-rates at various age groups are shewn below:—
1918. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The year 1918. | The year 1917. |
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209 | ||||||
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The actual number of deaths this year shows, an increase of
188 on the figures for 1917.
Of the principal causes of death, the following diseases caused
more deaths in 1918 than in 1917:-
Disease. | No. of Deaths in 1918. | No. of Deaths in 1917. | Increase. |
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Whooping Cough | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Diphtheria | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Influenza | 208 | 16 | 192 |
Phthisis | 76 | 58 | 18 |
Cancer | 130 | 113 | 17 |
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 124 | 113 | 11 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Appendicitis | 4 | 3 | 1 |