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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Enfield 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Fifty-nine of the deaths registered were those of persons over
80 years of age, 29 being males and 30 females.
Five of the women were over ninety, the eldest being 99, their
combined ages amounting to 461 years, while two of the men lived
to see 91.
The more important causes of death as registered were:—
Malignant Disease 57 ; Heart Disease 60 ; Pulmonary Tuberculosis
54; Bronchitis 58 ; Old Age 49 ; Pneumonia 61 ; Bright's Disease
16; Diphtheria 10; and Scarlet Fever 3 ; whilst among the children
Premature Birth accounted for 47 deaths; Diarrhoea 9; and
Respiratory Diseases 18.

Table: INQUESTS.The following is a complete list of the Inquests held in Enfield during the year.

INQUESTS.

The following is a complete list of the Inquests held in Enfield during the year.

Cause of Death.Sex.Age.Date.Verdict.
Poisoning by carbolic acid, self administeredF33 yrs.Jan. 4Suicide, insane.
DrowningF44Jan. 24Suicide, insane.
DrowningF25-30Jan 25Open verdict.
BronchopneumoniaM19 daysFeb. 1Natural causes.
Fatty infiltration of the heart muscle. Heart failureM68 yrs.Feb. 18Natural causes.
Dilated heart. SyncopeM63 „Feb. 19Natural causes.
Chronic bronchitis and pneumoniaF65 ..Mar. 4Natural causes.
Rupture of the Coronary ArteryM75 ..Mar. 8Natural causes.
Internal injuries and shock. Crushed between buffers of trucks while shuntingM27 „Mar. 12Misadventure.
Rupture of a Pelvic Vessel and HaemorrhageF30Mar. 15Natural causes.
DrowningF25Mar. 16Open verdict.
Acute inflammation of the ears. Coma. Exhaustion ...M1 3/4Mar. 17Natural causes.
Acute suffocative Cedema of the lungsF69Apr. 6Natural causes.