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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Table 3.—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 District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 15 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| All Causes— | ||||||||||
| Certified | 81 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Small-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria & Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | .. |
| Rheumatic Fever .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Organic Heart Disease | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. |
| Bronchitis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ,. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ,. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Defined Diseases | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| 81 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 1 | ||