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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| CAUSES OF DEATH | NETT DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF RESIDENTS WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 yeai | 1 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 under 75 years | 75 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| All Causes | 56 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | _ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ |
| F | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2. | Tuberculosis, other forms | M | _— | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ |
| F | _ | —_ | —_ | —_ | _ | —_ | _ | —_ | —_ | ||
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | M | _ | _— | —_ | —_ | _ | —_ | _ | —_ | —_ |
| F | _ | —_ | —_ | —_ | _ | —_ | _— | _— | — | ||
| 4. | Diphtheria | M | _— | _ | —_ | __ | _— | —_ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. | Whooping Cough | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | M | __ | — | —_ | — | _ | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | M | — | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | — | — |
| F | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. | Measles | M | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | |
| F | _— | _ | _— | _ | _ | — | _ | —_ | —_ | ||
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic disease | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm-stomach | M | — | —_ | — | — | _ | —_ | _ | _ | __ |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm-lung, Bronchus. . | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | —_ | —_ | ||
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm-breast | M | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm-uterus . | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | 4 | — | — | _ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | M | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 16. | Diabetes . . | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | _— | _— | —_ | —_ | —_ | _ | _ | — | —_ | ||
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | M | 6 | _— | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | M | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | _ |
| F | .1 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | ||
| 20. | Other heart disease | M | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| F | 5 | — | _ | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 4 | ||
| 21. | Other circulatory disease . | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | ||
| 22. | Influenza . . | M | __ | __ | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| C1 | |||||||||||
| 23. | Pneumonia | r M | 3 | 2 | _ | 1 | |||||
| r | |||||||||||
| 24. | Bronchitis | r M | 1 4 | i 3 | 1 | ||||||
| F | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 25. | Other diseases of respiratory system | M | |||||||||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | _ | _ |
| F | __ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | M | _ | __ | _ | — | — | _ | |||
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | ||
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carried forward | M | 26 | _ | _ | __ | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | ||
| F | 19 | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||