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 Croydon]
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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during 1905.
Causes of Death, | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of all " Residents " belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or non" Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |||
All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15 | 15 & under 25. | 25 & under 65. | 65 & upwards. | Addington. | Beddington. | Coulsdon. | Merton. | Mitcham. | Morden. | Sanderstead. | Wallington. | W oodmanst'rne | |||
18 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
Cane Hill Asylum | Holborn Union Workoouse | |||||||||||||||||
Measles | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 18 | .. | 5 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | 15 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 31 | 27 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 28 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 11 | 5 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 5 | .. |
Bronchitis | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 15 |
Pneumonia | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .. | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | |
Pleurisy | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism—Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases and accidents of Parturition | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Heart Diseases | 63 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 29 | 28 | .. | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Brain | 33 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 93 | 1 |
Kidneys | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Accidents | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Suicides | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 87 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
All causes | 529 | 138 | 41 | 34 | 20 | 151 | 145 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 80 | 270 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 5 | 134 | 44 |