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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1914.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents" in Institutions 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 upwards. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
All causes | Certified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Small Fox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Whooping Cough | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Influenza | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 56 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 15 | — | 3 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | — | 8 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Meningitis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Organic Heart Disease | 65 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 3 | |
Bronchitis | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 37 | 10 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | |
Other Diseases ot Respiratory organs | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis. | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | |
Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 30 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Other Defined Diseases | 189 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 111 | 34 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
621 | 81 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 94 | 142 | 251 | 66 |