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 Enfield]
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TABLE III.
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 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
All causes | Certified | 606 | 107 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 79 | 131 | 178 | 60 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Whooping-cough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 15 | ... | 3 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |
Influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 48 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous diseases | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 32 | 22 | 3 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Organic Heart Disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 4 | |
Bronchitis | 37 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 30 | 26 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | |
Nephritis & Bright's disease | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 50 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
Other Defined Diseases | 175 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 92 | 10 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 606 | 107 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 79 | 131 | 178 | 60 | |
Old Age (included above) | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 2 | |
Apoplexy ,, ,, | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 |