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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The next table gives the anatomical distribution of the disease in each sex.
| Situation. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal cavity | 3 | l | 4 |
| Stomach, Liver, &c. | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Peritoneum, Intestines and Rectum | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Genital Organs | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| Breast | — | 6 | 6 |
| Skin | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other, or unspecified organs | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Totals | 32 | 70 | 102 |
Alcoholism.
In 2 cases death was certified to be due to alcoholism, and 6
persons died from cirrhosis of the liver, a disease usually attributed to
the consumption of alcohol. The total number of deaths recorded as
due to alcohol was, therefore, 8, as compared with 15 in 1911, but this
is certainly an under-statement of the total mortality that may be
directly attributed to this drug.
Diseases of the Circulatory System.
These accounted for 134 deaths, as compared with 119 in 1911.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.
The total mortality from these diseases was 135, as compared with
106 in 1911. Twenty-five deaths occurred in children under five years
of age, and 68 in persons aged from 65 and upwards.
Of the total deaths 64 were due to bronchitis, 56 to pneumonia, and
15 to other diseases of the respiratory organs.