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 1907.
1 | 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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Causes of Death. | 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. | Woodmanst'rne | |||
18 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
Cane Hill Asylum | Holborn Union Workoouse | |||||||||||||||||
Measles | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 7 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 17 | 10 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 24 | .. | 11 | 10 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 |
Diarrhœa | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 32 | 22 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 18 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 3 | .. | 5 | 10 | 12 | 19 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 18 | 8 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 36 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 23 | 12 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 8 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 37 | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 11 | .. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 18 |
Pneumonia | 52 | 15 | 14 | 1 | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 11 | 5 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 |
Alcoholism—Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
Diseases and accidents of Parturition | 25 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
Heart Diseases | 69 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 33 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
Brain | 39 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | 10 | 22 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3 | .. | 9 | 1 | 83 | 5 |
Kidneys | 19 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 12 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 10 | 3 |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Accidents | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 87 | 19 | 5 | 4 | .. | 19 | 40 | .. | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
All causes | 649 | 170 | 70 | 37 | 20 | 203 | 149 | 7 | 55 | 69 | 120 | 286 | 12 | 16 | 76 | 6 | 166 | 73 |