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 Chislehurst]
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | In Public Institutions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influeuza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping-cough | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria,Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asiatio Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other continued Fevers | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 10 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age.. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Acute Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | .. |
| Tumours and Other Affections of Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Suicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Deaths from ill-defined Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All other Causes | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 10 | 15 | .. |
| All causes | 87 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 43 | - |