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Erith 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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The causes of death were as shown in the following table: —

Accidental Injury6
Suicide, Drowning1
„ Poison1
„ Cut-throat1
Accidental Drowning1
Burns1
Suffocation9
27

Deaths registered during each month:—

January16
February28
March27
April21
May20
June19
July12
August17
September24
October15
November12
December24
235

Cancer.
The number of deaths due to Cancer during 1913 was
20. This is a disease which is almost entirely confined to
persons who are of middle age and over; 4 deaths occurred
between the ages of 25 and 45; 10 between 45 and 65; and
12 over 65 years of age.
The following table shows the deaths from Cancer
classified according to age, sex, and the organs affected: