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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
Erith 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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TABLE IV.
| Cause of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-"Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Whooping-cough | 11 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Croup | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Diarrhœa. | 39 | 33 | 4 | 1 1 | 1 | |||
| Enteritis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Other septic diseases | 2 | I | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 20 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Other tubercular diseases | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 16 | 12 | 4 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Pneumonia | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Heart diseases | 29 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Accidents | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Suicides | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| All other causes | 89 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 4 |
| Totals, all causes | 316 | 121 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 82 | 51 | 18 |