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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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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year 1915.
| 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 i year | 1 and under 2 l | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and und<r65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| All causes | Certified | 690 | 115 | 44 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 80 | 132 | 214 | 67 |
| Uncertified... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 32 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | i | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 10 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
| Influenza | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 54 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 1 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| OtherTuberculousdiseases | 7 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | i | 2 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 57 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 18 | 2 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | |
| Organic Heart disease | 60 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Bronchitis | 58 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 61 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents & diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 47 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 17 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 187 | 18 | 7 | s | 2 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 104 | 9 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 19 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | ... | |
| Totals | 690 | 115 | 44 | 48 | 28 | 29 | 80 | 132 | 214 | 67 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Old Age | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 48 | 4 | |
| Apoplexy | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 22 | 4 | |